blacklist
/ˈblækˌlɪst/ v [T]Definition
› to put someone’s name on a list of people who are considered not acceptable, which keeps the person from getting jobs, going certain places, or doing particular things: The industry blacklisted him for exposing its corruption. blacklist /ˈblækˌlɪst/ n [C] › The blacklist destroyed his career.
(Definition of blacklist v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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