Blacklist

Word BLACKLIST
Character 9
Hyphenation black list
Pronunciations /ˈblæklɪst/

Definitions and meanings of "Blacklist"

What do we mean by blacklist?

A list of persons or organizations that have incurred disapproval or suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized. noun

To place on or as if on a blacklist. transitive verb

A list of defaulters: specifically applied to printed lists of insolvents and bankrupts, published officially. noun

Any list of persons who are for any reason deemed objectionable by the makers or users of the list, as for political or social misconduct, for joining in or assisting a Strike, etc. noun

Nautical, a list kept on board a man-of-war of delinquents to whom extra duty is assigned as a punishment. noun

To place on a black-list.

To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or punishment; esp. to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, -- as tradesmen and employers do for mutual protection. See Black list, under black, a. transitive verb

A list or collection of people or entities to be shunned or banned. noun

To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned. verb

A list of people who are out of favor noun

Put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted verb

A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Blacklist

The word "blacklist" in example sentences

Unfortunately, the blacklist is not made public and nobody is allowed to review the material on banned sites in order to verify that the ban is legitimate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

New Jersey has a law supported by compulsive gamblers that allows people to voluntarily sign themselves up for a blacklist — if someone on the blacklist is caught entering a casino, they immediately forfeit all their winnings and might have to pay an additional fine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ricardo: New Jersey has a law supported by compulsive gamblers that allows people to voluntarily sign themselves up for a blacklist — if someone on the blacklist is caught entering a casino, they immediately forfeit all their winnings and might have to pay an additional fine. ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

The blacklist is not empty and, as I said, it is supported by people with gambling problems (and their families). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Someone on the IP list spotted that the blacklist is case sensitive. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The story of his father and the blacklist is sadly relevant in our current times. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The names on the blacklist is not public information, of course. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Many considered the use of the word blacklist, not commonly employed by conservation organizations, to be inflammatory. ❋ Unknown (2011)

No, seriously, even CES has jumped on the word blacklist bandwagon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There could be several explanations: for instance, perhaps Google has received an updated domain blacklist from the Chinese government which does not list news. bbc.co.uk anymore, or perhaps they're scanning sites in China to check if they're censored, noticing that BBC is now accessible for Chinese visitors. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed, before the hearings opened, Johnston, "wearing his liberal cap," met privately with the Nineteen and their attorneys, reassuring them that the MPPA was behind them: "As long as I live I will never be a party to anything as un-American as a blacklist, and any statements purporting to quote me as agreeing to a blacklist is a libel upon me as a good American .... ❋ Unknown (2007)

On the blog, I said I was "put off by the mindset he revealed" -- that desire to "blacklist" -- and in the NYT, I called it the "impulse to control." ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

The OECD, following last week's G20 Summit in London, released a 'blacklist' - on which four countries appear, including Costa Rica - demanding greater transparency in their operation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"It was the first time I began to hear the word blacklist," said Philip Dunne. " ❋ Unknown (2008)

The blacklist is a reality; inconclusive or sketchy evidence can be exaggerated, and lives are easily destroyed. ❋ Fern Siegel (2010)

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