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black·list  (blklst)
n.
A list of persons or organizations that have incurred disapproval or suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized.
tr.v. black·list·ed, black·list·ing, black·lists
To place on or as if on a blacklist. See Synonyms at blackball.

blacklister n.

blacklist [ˈblækˌlɪst]
n
a list of persons or organizations under suspicion, or considered untrustworthy, disloyal, etc., esp one compiled by a government or an organization
vb
(tr) to put on a blacklist
blacklisting  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blacklist - a list of people who are out of favorblacklist - a list of people who are out of favor
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Verb1.blacklist - put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis"
list - include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"

blacklist
verb exclude, bar, ban, reject, rule out, veto, boycott, embargo, expel, vote against, preclude, disallow, repudiate, proscribe, ostracize, debar, blackball the full list of blacklisted airports A government official disclosed that they had secretly been blacklisted.
Translations
blacklist [ˈblæklɪst]
A. Nlista f negra
blacklist [ˈblæklɪst]
nliste f noire
vtmettre sur la liste noire
black magic nmagie f noire
blacklist [ˈblækˌlɪst]
1. nlista nera
2. vtmettere sulla lista nera


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We certainly don't believe in Hong Kong being on any of the blacklists," Turner retorted.
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said yesterday: "We plan to outlaw the compilation, dissemination and use of blacklists in this way.
Being on any of the above blacklists tends to indicate a real spam problem, and suggests you need to investigate what''s going wrong, and you need to fix it.
 
 
 
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