watch list

or watchlist

noun

a list of persons or things to watch for possible action in the future:
a watch list of possible growth stocks.

First recorded in 1970–75

Anyone who thinks this movie is good fun should go on some kind of NSA watch list.

With Agenda 21, I will be someone who will be put on a watch list.

Local police had no way to determine that, nor to know that Jarrah's name appeared on a CIA watch list.

After questioning, they let him go, though keeping his name on a local “watch list.”

Watch List: • Rick Santorum: The former conservative senator from Pennsylvania has strong appeal among Christian conservatives.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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