I’m guessing that particular poster feels the need to “redeem himself” in his own eyes after having been proven wrong on many occasions himself. I am apparently a tempting target because I among those that have proven him wrong.
Among those occasions:
Again, you’re trying to redefine it. Please tell me which dictionary definition mentions a Blacklist as possibly being a personal list for a single individual. Look up every single front page definition of Blacklist when you google “Blacklist definition.”
blacklist
noun [ C ]
uk /ˈblæk.lɪst/ us /ˈblæk.lɪst/
a list of people , countries , etc. who are considered by a particular authority or group to be unacceptable and who should be avoided and not trusted
Group or Authority.
“Author…
au·thor·i·ty
Dictionary result for authority
/əˈTHôrədē/
noun
noun: authority; plural noun: authorities
1.
the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
"he had absolute authority over his subordinates"
synonyms: power, jurisdiction, command, control, mastery, charge, dominance, dominion, rule, sovereignty, ascendancy, supremacy, domination; More
influence, sway, the upper hand, leverage, hold, grip;
informalclout, pull, muscle, teeth;
informaldrag
"he had absol…
au·thor·i·ty
_**a person**_ or organization _having power or control in a particular_, typically political or administrative, _sphere_
In this case the administrative sphere over which the individual has contol or power is maintaining their own personal blacklist.
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