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Backlists vs Blacklists - What's the difference?

backlists | blacklists |

As a verb backlists

is (backlist).

As a noun blacklists is

.

backlists

English

Verb

(head)
  • (backlist)

    • backlist

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
    • I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted .
  • (publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.

    • blacklists

    English

    Noun

    (head)