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blacklist
[ blak-list ]
noun
- a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.:
His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist.
- a list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment because of untrustworthiness or for holding opinions considered undesirable.
- a list drawn up by a labor union, containing the names of employers to be boycotted for unfair labor practices.
verb (used with object)
- to put (a person, group, company, etc.) on a blacklist.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
blacklist
/ ˈ²ú±ôæ°ìËŒ±ôɪ²õ³Ù /
noun
- a list of persons or organizations under suspicion, or considered untrustworthy, disloyal, etc, esp one compiled by a government or an organization
verb
- tr to put on a blacklist
blacklist
- Concerted action by employers to deny employment to someone suspected of unacceptable opinions or behavior. For example, individual workers suspected of favoring labor unions have often been blacklisted by all the employers in a region.
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú±ô²¹³¦°ìËŒ±ô¾±²õ³Ù¾±²Ô²µ, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of blacklist1
Example Sentences
Intent on becoming an actor after his two-year stint in the Army, he returned to Los Angeles, where he was accepted into an acting workshop taught by blacklisted actor Jeff Corey and landed an agent.
Last year, after Ozturk authored an op-ed critical of Israel, her profile appeared on Canary Mission, a website that blacklists people and groups it accuses of antisemitism.
The Union of Soviet Composers blacklisted her in 1979, condemning her and six fellow composers for writing "pointlessness... noisy mud instead of musical innovation".
He attempted to blacklist it through negative press in his Hearst newspaper chain and, along with his defenders, pressured theaters not to show it.
The weekend festival was cancelled on its opening night as a result, with the Malaysian government criticising Healy's conduct while blacklisting the band from the country.
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