black·list
ˈblak-ˌlist 
1
: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
2
: a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character
a domain-name blacklist
… helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist.—
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blacklisted; blacklisting; blacklists
: to put on a blacklist
blacklister
noun
Examples of blacklist in a Sentence
Noun
He's on the FBI's blacklist.
The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.
Recent Examples on the WebBritney Nguyen, Quartz, 21 June 2024
After getting placed on a U.S. trade blacklist in 2019, Huawei Technologies was forced to quickly develop local alternatives to keep its business going.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 18 June 2024
Alec Dent, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
The Chinese government has responded to those moves by threatening to blacklist U.S. firms such as FedEx and companies based in countries allied with Washington, such as the British bank HSBC.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Noun
Both the smartphone and chip were considered a feat for Huawei, which has been on the U.S. trade blacklist since 2019.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 21 June 2024
After getting placed on a U.S. trade blacklist in 2019, Huawei Technologies was forced to quickly develop local alternatives to keep its business going.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 18 June 2024
Verb
In an attempt to protect incumbents in the 2020 cycle, then-Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), who has since retired from Congress, blacklisted any firms that tried to oust sitting House Democrats.
—Alec Dent, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
The Chinese government has responded to those moves by threatening to blacklist U.S. firms such as FedEx and companies based in countries allied with Washington, such as the British bank HSBC.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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