- a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist.
- 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.
- a list drawn up by a labor union, containing the names of employers to be boycotted for unfair labor practices.
- to put (a person, group, company, etc.) on a blacklist.
- a list of persons or organizations under suspicion, or considered untrustworthy, disloyal, etc, esp one compiled by a government or an organization
- to put on a blacklist
