hit list

Frequency: 6.25.5 per million words

a list of people to be killed or targets for negative action

hitNOUN + NOUN (act of hitting)

Categories:

list

Examples (10)

  • She was at the top of the terrorists' hit list.
  • Which services are on the government's hit list?
  • The dictator maintained a secret hit list of dissidents.
  • Journalists who exposed corruption often found themselves on a hit list.
  • The company's new policy put several departments on the hit list for budget cuts.
  • Being on the CEO's hit list meant facing significant scrutiny.
  • The intelligence agency had a long hit list of enemy operatives.
  • Environmental activists were reportedly on the mining corporation's hit list.
  • The restructuring plan placed many long-serving employees on the potential hit list.
  • The crime boss had a personal hit list of rival gang members.