Blacklisting

/ˈblæk.lɪs.tɪŋ/ noun

The act of putting someone on a list of people who are denied jobs, services, or opportunities because they're considered undesirable or dangerous.

From blacklist (noun, originating 1600s) + -ing (the process of). The practice became systematic during labor disputes and reached its political peak during 1950s anticommunist investigations.

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