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Definition of "blacklist" []

  • A list of persons or organizations that have incurred disapproval or suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized. (noun)
  • To place on or as if on a blacklist. See Synonyms at blackball. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "blacklist" in a sentence
  • "New Jersey has a law supported by compulsive gamblers that allows people to voluntarily sign themselves up for a blacklist — if someone on the blacklist is caught entering a casino, they immediately forfeit all their winnings and might have to pay an additional fine."
  • "The blacklist is not empty and, as I said, it is supported by people with gambling problems (and their families)."
  • "Ricardo: New Jersey has a law supported by compulsive gamblers that allows people to voluntarily sign themselves up for a blacklist — if someone on the blacklist is caught entering a casino, they immediately forfeit all their winnings and might have to pay an additional fine. ..."