watch list

American  

Or watchlist

noun

1. a list of persons or things to watch for possible action in the future.

   a watch list of possible growth stocks.

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Etymology

Origin of watch list

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In that episode, Kimmel described Lindell as what would happen if “Ted Lasso was on the FBI watch list.”

From Slate

By the time of the attack, Otto, Friedel and Ruth were all on a government watch list, with orders for their arrests in the event of war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Burr is the author of the movie recommendation newsletter Ty Burr’s Watch List.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anyone who hangs out at Cape Fear Pier in the middle of the night needs to be on a watch list.

From Literature

He also added Nigeria to the government’s religious freedom watch list.

From Salon