blacklist

[US]/'blæklɪst/
[UK]/'blæklɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. list of individuals or entities who are suspected, shunned, etc.
vt. to put (someone) on a blacklist.

Phrases & Collocations

add to blacklist

remove from blacklist

blacklist policy

Example Sentences

She was on the company’s blacklist.

blacklist/Whitelist facility provides the ability to disallow access to specified undesirable sites, or to allow access only to known acceptable sites;4.

to be put on a blacklist

companies often blacklist customers who don't pay their bills

to blacklist a website

employers may blacklist former employees who have been dishonest

to blacklist a supplier

people who engage in fraudulent activities may be blacklisted by authorities

to remove someone from a blacklist

the government maintains a blacklist of banned substances

to blacklist a phone number

companies may blacklist certain suppliers due to poor quality or unethical practices

Real-world Examples

Other laws recriminalise libel and create a blacklist of (loosely defined) offensive websites.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A special representative, like the one who put together this blacklist, is an independent expert.

Source: NPR News June 2016 Compilation

Are we on some sort of gay blacklist?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

A credit blacklisting system penalises firms that misbehave.

Source: Soren course audio

America has blacklisted crypto-wallets associated with North Korean hackers.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I'm Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted screenwriter, wrote in a bathtub.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Once they are dismissed, they’re almost blacklisted; they don’t find… they find it really difficult to find work elsewhere...they...

Source: VOA Video Highlights

You know, President Trump put Huawei on a Commerce Department blacklist in May.

Source: NPR News October 2019 Collection

Companies that default on paying their workers will be put on the blacklist.

Source: CRI Online December 2017 Collection

That's right. It was a company called ZTE, and they were on the blacklist.

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

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