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Shortlist vs Longlist - What's the difference?

shortlist | longlist |

As verbs the difference between shortlist and longlist

is that shortlist is to place something on a short list while longlist is to add to a longlist; to consider prior to a later and narrower shortlist.

As a noun longlist is

a first list, from which a shortlist is prepared.

shortlist

English

Alternative forms

* short-list

Verb

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

    • Derived terms

    * shortlisted

    longlist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A first list, from which a shortlist is prepared

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add to a longlist; to consider prior to a later and narrower shortlist