blacklist
noun
a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc..
blacklists
-
pluralof blacklist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Both countries have tightened export controls, put companies on blacklists and restricted the exchange of professionals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
In the 1950s, the rise of McCarthyism saw it used to accuse suspected communists of plotting against America, resulting in the Hollywood blacklists.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
Last year, after Ozturk authored an op-ed critical of Israel, her profile appeared on Canary Mission, a website that blacklists people and groups it accuses of antisemitism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
The buyer, a businessperson named Josef Liokumovich, passed the company’s background checks and was not on any financial blacklists.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
Even though Flint blacklists me all over the country, as he probably will, I can duck into some job or other, somewhere.
From The Air Trust by George Allan England
