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shortlist is a list of candidates for a job, prize, award,
political position, etc., that has been reduced from a longer
list of candidates (sometimes via intermediate lists known as
"long lists"). The length of short lists varies according to the
context.  U.S. politics[edit]  In US politics, short list is
most frequently used in two instances: first a list of
prospective vice presidential nominees compiled for the benefit
of a party's presidential nominee, and a list of people who
might be nominated by an executive office holder to a judicial
or lower executive office.  In the latter instance, the short
list may be compiled by the party election committee, after
conducting research and undergoing a process of elimination,
selecting individuals judged fit and capable of successfully
completing any processes needed for acceptance. It may also be
used for the presidential nominations of