Definition of blacklist
:a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
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He's on the FBI's blacklist.
The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.
Recent Examples of blacklist from the Web
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The advocacy group Financial Action Task Force removed Angola from its blacklist last year, citing significant progress in the fight against money laundering.
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The groups have different ideas, but so far neither is using their blacklists to publicly shame investors.
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Mr. 10 Percent’ Makhlouf, one of Syria’s richest businessmen, has been on the U.S. Treasury’s blacklist since 2008.
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Wilkerson’s article, would be credited as a turning point in the early history of the Hollywood blacklist.
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The resolution does not include nationalities of the individuals on the blacklist.
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This year's UN child rights blacklist is expected to be released in August.
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Authorities did not provide any reason for the blacklist, but many have theorized that Pooh was given the boot because social media users have likened the honey-loving bear to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Outraged critics in America have referred to it as a blacklist.
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First Known Use of blacklist
1624
Definition of blacklist
transitive verb
:to put on a blacklist
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blacklister
nounRecent Examples of blacklist from the Web
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The group has been blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization.
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The scandal surrounding their union nearly torpedoed his career in 1958, leading to boycotts of his music, blacklisting at venues and dwindling performance fees.
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The Russian government halted such adoptions in retaliation for a U.S. law passed in 2012 which blacklisted top Russian officials over alleged human rights abuses.
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Bieber joins a list of musicians allegedly blacklisted by China, CNN reported, including Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Linkin Park, Bjork, Bon Jovi and Maroon 5.
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Sechin had been blacklisted by the United States just weeks earlier.
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A Brooklyn family of five is claiming JetBlue Airways gave them no reason for kicking them off a flight in Fort Lauderdale earlier this month — and then blacklisted them from future flights on the airline.
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Worse, protesters risk being blacklisted or killed.
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Among those blacklisted was Preet Bharara, then the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, who led high-profile convictions of Russian arms and drug dealers.
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First Known Use of blacklist
1702
BLACKLIST Defined for English Language Learners
blacklist
verb
Definition of blacklist for English Language Learners
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: to say that a person, company, etc., should be avoided or not allowed to do something : to place (someone or something) on a blacklist
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