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- Dictionaryblacklist/ˈblaklɪst/
noun
- 1. a list of people or things that are regarded as unacceptable or untrustworthy and should be excluded or avoided: "he was placed on a blacklist which meant he was unable to get credit"
verb
- 1. put on a blacklist: "workers were blacklisted after being quoted in the newspaper"
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BLACKLIST definition: 1. a list of people, countries, etc. who are considered by a particular authority or group to be…. Learn more.
The meaning of BLACKLIST is a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted. How to use blacklist in a sentence.
BLACKLIST meaning: 1. a list of people, countries, etc. who are considered by a particular authority or group to be…. Learn more.
Blacklist definition: a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.. See examples of BLACKLIST used in a sentence.
When people are deliberately excluded from a group or boycotted, the list of their names is a blacklist. Several industries created blacklists during the US anti-communist period of the 1940s and 50s.
If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong. A government official disclosed that they were on a secret blacklist.
BLACKLIST meaning: a list of people, organizations, etc., that are disapproved of or that are to be punished or avoided.
