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watchlist

  • /ˈwɔt͡ʃˌlɪst/ US
  • /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌlɪst/ UK

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From watch + list.

noun watchlists · watch list

  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.

verb watchlists · watchlisting · watchlisted · watch list

  1. transitive To add to a watchlist.

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noun list for special attention

Españollista de seguimiento, registro de vigilancia, serie de observación
한국어워치리스트 wochiriseuteu
日本語ウォッチリスト wotchirisuto
中文監視列表 /监视列表 jiānshì lièbiǎo
Portuguêslista de observação
Françaisliste de suivi, liste de surveillance
DeutschBeobachtungsliste
Русскийспи́сок наблюде́ния spísok nabljudénija
العربيةقَائِمَةُ مُرَاقَبَةٍ qāʔimatu murāqabatin
עבריתרְשִׁימַת מַעֲקָב reshimát ma'akáv

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"watchlist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/watchlist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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watchlist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/watchlist

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"watchlist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/watchlist.

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@misc{watchlist_2026,
  title = {watchlist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watchlist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}