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- Dictionaryblackball/ˈblakbɔːl/
verb
- 1. reject (a candidate applying to become a member of a private club), typically by means of a secret ballot: "her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club"
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noun. 1. : a small black ball for use as a negative vote in a ballot box. 2. : an adverse vote especially against admitting someone to membership in an organization. Synonyms. Verb. down. kill.
BLACKBALL definition: 1. to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group: 2. to vote against…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to vote against (a candidate, applicant, etc.). to exclude socially; ostracize: The whole town blackballed them. Synonyms: cut, snub, debar, ban, boycott. to reject (a candidate) by placing a blackball in the ballot box.
When you blackball someone, you ban him from a group. A bunch of kids who kick a tattletale out of their secret club essentially blackball him. You can use blackball as a noun or a verb — a blackball is an act of excluding or ostracizing someone.
BLACKBALL meaning: 1. to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group: 2. to vote against…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a negative vote or veto. 2. a black wooden ball used to indicate disapproval or to veto in a vote. 3. New Zealand. a hard boiled sweet with black-and-white stripes. verb (transitive) 4. to vote against in a ballot. 5. to exclude (someone) from a group, profession, etc; ostracize. Collins English Dictionary.
Define blackball. blackball synonyms, blackball pronunciation, blackball translation, English dictionary definition of blackball. n. 1. A negative vote, especially one that blocks the admission of an applicant to an organization. 2. A small black ball used as a negative ballot.
BLACKBALL meaning: to prevent (someone) from joining a group, club, etc., by voting against him or her often used as (be) blackballed.
Blackball definition: A negative vote, especially one that blocks the admission of an applicant to an organization.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use blackball in a sentence In voting for associate and honorary members, ten blackballs shall exclude.
