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'''Blacklisting''' is the action of a group or authority compiling a '''blacklist''' of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the [[list]]; if people are on a blacklist, then they are considered to have done something wrong, or they are considered to be untrustworthy. As a [[verb]], blacklist can mean to put an individual or entity on such a list.<ref name="Collins English Dictionary 2017">{{cite web | title=Blacklist definition and meaning | website=Collins English Dictionary | date=7 March 2017 | url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/blacklist | access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref> A blacklist is synonymous with a list of banned persons or |
'''Blacklisting''' is the action of a group or authority compiling a '''blacklist''' of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the [[list]]; if people are on a blacklist, then they are considered to have done something wrong, or they are considered to be untrustworthy. As a [[verb]], blacklist can mean to put an individual or entity on such a list.<ref name="Collins English Dictionary 2017">{{cite web | title=Blacklist definition and meaning | website=Collins English Dictionary | date=7 March 2017 | url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/blacklist | access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref> A blacklist is synonymous with a list of banned persons or organisations, and is the opposite of a [[whitelist]]. |
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== Origins of the term == |
== Origins of the term == |