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▪ I. longlist, n. chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˈlɒŋlɪst|, U.S. |ˈlɔŋˌlɪst|, |ˈlɑŋˌlɪst|
[‹ long adj.1 + list n.6, after short list n. Compare longlisting n.]
A list of selected names, places, etc. (esp. of candidates for a post or award) from which a shortlist is to be compiled.
1979Jrnl. Operational Res. Soc. 30 213 The generation of a ‘long list’ of all sites which could conceivably be suitable (this resulted in 106 sites). 1994Guardian 12 Oct. i. 22/7 It is a novel hard to dislike (interestingly, it was the only novel voted onto the longlist and shortlist by all five of the judges). 2002Evening Mail (Birmingham) (Electronic ed.) 10 June Two candidates from India and one from America featured on an initial longlist of applicants but they will not be selected for final interviews which are likely to be held later this month.
▪ II. longlist, v. chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˈlɒŋlɪst|, U.S. |ˈlɔŋˌlɪst|, |ˈlɑŋˌlɪst|
[‹ longlist n., after short-list v. at short list n. Derivatives Compare slightly earlier longlisting n.]
trans. To place on a longlist. Usu. in pass.
1983Times 15 Dec. 20/8 His sister..has been long-listed for the British Olympic equestrian team. 1995Leisure Managem. July 6 (caption) A {pstlg}90m science centre in Glasgow is one of the 83 projects longlisted for Millennium Commission funds. 2003Edmonton Jrnl. (Nexis) 8 June d12 The Cutting Room was longlisted for the 2003 Orange Prize in Fiction. |