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A blacklist is defined as a list of disapproved people or organizations to be discriminated against in some way.

(noun)

The Hollywood Ten and other entertainment professionals who were called out by the McCarthy hearings as suspected Communists is an example of a blacklist.

The definition of blacklist is the act of censuring or discriminating against someone.

(verb)

Ronald Reagan being put on the Hollywood Blacklist in 1947 was an example of to blacklist.

See blacklist in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a list of persons who have been censured and who are being discriminated against, refused employment, etc.

transitive verb

to put on a blacklist

See blacklist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

transitive verb black·list·ed, black·list·ing, black·lists

To place on or as if on a blacklist. See Synonyms at blackball.

Related Forms:

blackˈlistˌer noun

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