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Shortlist vs Downselect - What's the difference?

shortlist | downselect |

As verbs the difference between shortlist and downselect

is that shortlist is to place something on a short list while downselect is to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration.

shortlist

English

Alternative forms

* short-list

Verb

(en verb)
  • To place something on a short list

    • Derived terms

    * shortlisted

    downselect

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to narrow the field of choices, especially, to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration
    • We need to check with Quality Assurance before we downselect the test equipment vendor.

    See also

    * shortlist