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   blackball

   /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"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box.

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   What does blackballed mean?

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › blackballBlackball Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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. negative. nix. shoot down. veto. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of blackball in a Sentence.

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   Blackball means to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

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   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.

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   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.

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   BLACKBALL meaning: 1. to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group: 2. to vote against…. Learn more.

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   Blackball means to vote against or exclude someone from a group or organization. It can also refer to a black ball used in a vote or a sweet in New Zealand. Learn more about its origin, usage and synonyms.

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   Blackball is a noun or verb that means a negative vote or veto, or to exclude someone from a group or activity. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of blackball from various dictionaries and sources.