[blak-list] 
| 1. | a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist. |
| 2. | a list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment because of untrustworthiness or for holding opinions considered undesirable. |
| 3. | a list drawn up by a labor union, containing the names of employers to be boycotted for unfair labor practices. |
| 4. | to put (a person, group, company, etc.) on a blacklist. |
| black·list (blāk'lĭst') n. A list of persons or organizations that have incurred disapproval or suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized. tr.v. black·list·ed, black·list·ing, black·lists To place on or as if on a blacklist. See Synonyms at blackball. black'list'er n. |
