Blacklists

/ˈblæk.lɪsts/ noun

Definition

Plural of blacklist; official lists of people considered undesirable and denied employment or services.

Etymology

From black (evil, forbidden) + list (a written record). The compound word emerged in the 1600s as institutions needed organized ways to track and exclude undesirable individuals.

Kelly Says

Before digital databases, actual blacklists were written in books and passed between employers — the physical list was the original software for discrimination, and sometimes the same lists circulated for decades between companies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥቁር ዝግጅት
tiq-kur zig-ijit
ARالعربية
قوائم سوداء
qawā'im suda'a
BNবাংলা
কালো তালিকা
ka-lo ta-li-ka
CACatalà
llistes negres
lis-tes ne-gres
CSČeština
černé seznamy
che-r-ne se-zna-my
DADansk
sortlister
sort-lis-ter
DEDeutsch
Schwarze Listen
shvar-tsu li-sten
ELΕλληνικά
μαύρες λίστες
ma-vres li-stes
ESEspañol
listas negras
li-sta-s neh-gras
FAفارسی
لیست سیاه
li-st si-yah
FISuomi
mustat listat
musta-t li-s-tat
FRFrançais
listes noires
li-st nwa-r
GUGU
કેળીયાં
ke-li-yaan
HAHA
lista guda
li-sta gu-da
HEעברית
רשימות שחורות
re-shi-mot sha-chorot
HIहिन्दी
काले सूची
kaale soo-chee
HUMagyar
fekete listák
fe-ke-te li-sta-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
daftar hitam
daf-tar hi-tam
IGIG
lọta ọcha
lo-ta o-cha
ITItaliano
liste nere
lee-ste ne-reh
JA日本語
ブラックリスト
burakku risuto
KKKK
қара сәйкес
qara sa-y-kes
KMKM
បញ្ជីខ្មៅ
ban-chi ka-mu
KO한국어
블랙리스트
beullaekkeuriseu-teu
MRMR
कळीची यादी
ka-li-chi ya-di
MSBahasa Melayu
senarai hitam
se-na-rai hi-tam
MYမြန်မာ
ရှမ်းပြည် hitam
ya-shan pye hi-tam
NLNederlands
zwarte lijsten
zwarte lij-sten
NONorsk
svarteliste
svar-te-li-ste
PAPA
ਕਾਲੇ ਸੂਚੀ
ka-le soo-chee
PLPolski
listy czarne
li-sty cha-rne
PTPortuguês
listas pretas
li-sta-s pre-tas
RORomână
liste negre
lee-ste ne-gre
RUРусский
чёрные списки
chyor-nyye spi-ski
SVSvenska
svartlistor
sva-rtli-stor
SWKiswahili
orodha nyeusi
o-ro-dha nyeu-si
TAதமிழ்
கருப்பு பட்டியல்
kar-pu pat-ti-yal
TEతెలుగు
బ్లాక్ లిస్ట్
blak li-st
THไทย
รายชื่อดำ
rai-chea-dum
TLTL
itim na talaan
i-tim na ta-laan
TRTürkçe
siyah listeler
siyah lis-teh-ler
UKУкраїнська
чорні списки
chor-ni spi-ski
URاردو
بلک لسٹ
balak list
VITiếng Việt
danh sách đen
danh sach den
YOYO
àwọn ìdíje ọ̀fẹ
awon idi-je o-fe
ZH中文
黑名单
hēi míngdān
ZUZU
amakhaya
a-ma-kha-ya

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