watchlist

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Etymology

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From watch +‎ list.

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Noun

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watchlist (plural watchlists)

  1. A list of people or things that are assigned to receive special attention or monitoring.
    The police have hundreds of citizens on their watchlists.
    • 2010, William J. Krouse, Terrorist Watchlist Checks and Air Passenger Prescreening, page 11:
      The TSA provides the airlines with the “No Fly” and “Automatic Selectee” watchlists for use in identifying passengers who are to be denied boarding or who require additional scrutiny prior to boarding. The “No Fly” watchlist is a list of persons who are considered a direct threat to U.S. civil aviation.

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Verb

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watchlist (third-person singular simple present watchlists, present participle watchlisting, simple past and past participle watchlisted)

  1. (transitive) To add to a watchlist.