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Meaning of watchlist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwɔt͡ʃˌlɪst

Definitions

A list of people or things that are assigned to receive special attention or monitoring.

Equivalents

Examples

“The police have hundreds of citizens on their watchlists.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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