blacklist
pronunciation
How to pronounce blacklist in British English:
UK [ˈblæklɪst]
How to pronounce blacklist in American English:
US [ˈblækˌlɪst]
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- Noun:
- a list of people who are out of favor
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- Verb:
- put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted
Word Origin
- blacklist (n.)
- also black-list, black list, "list of persons who have incurred suspicion," 1610s, from black (adj.), here indicative of disgrace, censure, punishment (attested from 1590s, in black book) + list (n.). Specifically of employers' list of workers considered troublesome (usually for union activity) is from 1888. As a verb, from 1718. Related: Blacklisted; blacklisting.
Example
- 1. The oecd blacklist comprises liechtenstein , andorra and monaco .
- 2. Other laws recriminalize libel and create a blacklist of ( loosely defined ) offensive websites .
- 3. The government has pledged to blacklist firms linked to major disasters so they cannot secure bank loans .
- 4. As social problems have emerged in the past six years , the blacklist has become longer and longer .
- 5. Two were already on the us treasury department 's blacklist for allegedly colluding with colombian guerrillas in drug-trafficking .