blacklist



blacklist

1. noun A list of names of people, groups, or organizations who are to be banned, censured, or are under suspicion, as in politics, law enforcement, business, labor unions, etc. The country's government maintains a blacklist of people it deems dangerous. The company circulates a blacklist every year among its employees so they know not to offer jobs or information to people whose views run contrary to its values.
2. verb To put someone on a blacklist, that is, a list of names of people, groups, or organizations who are to be banned, censured, or are under suspicion. The influential writer was blacklisted early in her career for denouncing certain policies of the federal government. If you keep getting into fights there, the bar will eventually blacklist you.

blacklist

1. n. a list of the names of banned people; a list of people undesirable to some group. I hear they keep a blacklist of all the people they disagree with.
2. tv. to put someone’s name on a list of undesirables. They blacklisted me for not belonging to the right organizations.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alexandriaal-əg-ZAN-dree-əEnglish
TeÓFilote-O-fee-lo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Caridadkah-ree-DHAHDSpanish
Septimius-Ancient Roman
Disha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Bulat-Kazakh