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blackball

Noun

∙ A rejection, a vote against admitting someone.
∙ A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
∙ the act of so rejecting someone.
∙ A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.
∙ A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.

Verb

∙ To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization. transitive
∙ To ostracize. transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
blackball v.
vote against a new applicant for membership (in a club or organization)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
blackball
blackball
\black"ball`\ (&?;), n.
1. a composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.
2. a ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; -- in this sense usually two words.
blackball
\black"ball`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. blackballed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. blackballing.] 1. to vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize. he was blackballed at two clubs in succession.
2. to blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.
blackball
n : the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto [syn: barring]
v

1. expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out]

2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent [syn: veto, negative]

WORDNET 2.0
blackball
Noun
1. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
(synonym) barring
(hypernym) ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
(derivation) banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out
Verb
1. expel from a community or group
(synonym) banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out
(hypernym) expel, throw out, kick out
(derivation) barring
2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
(synonym) veto, negative
(hypernym) oppose, controvert, contradict
(hyponym) kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
(entail) vote

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Blackball
Blackball, black-ball, black ball or blackballing may refer to:Blackballing, ostracizing someone sociallyBlackball, New Zealand, a small town located on the western coast of the South Island of New ZealandBlackball Branch a branch railway line to Blackball, New Zealand
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

blackball

Noun

∙ A rejection, a vote against admitting someone.
∙ A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
∙ the act of so rejecting someone.
∙ A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.
∙ A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.

Verb

∙ To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization. transitive
∙ To ostracize. transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
blackball v.
vote against a new applicant for membership (in a club or organization)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
blackball
blackball
\black"ball`\ (&?;), n.
1. a composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.
2. a ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; -- in this sense usually two words.
blackball
\black"ball`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. blackballed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. blackballing.] 1. to vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize. he was blackballed at two clubs in succession.
2. to blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.
blackball
n : the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto [syn: barring]
v

1. expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out]

2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent [syn: veto, negative]

WORDNET 2.0
blackball
Noun
1. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
(synonym) barring
(hypernym) ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
(derivation) banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out
Verb
1. expel from a community or group
(synonym) banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out
(hypernym) expel, throw out, kick out
(derivation) barring
2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
(synonym) veto, negative
(hypernym) oppose, controvert, contradict
(hyponym) kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
(entail) vote

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Blackball
Blackball, black-ball, black ball or blackballing may refer to:Blackballing, ostracizing someone sociallyBlackball, New Zealand, a small town located on the western coast of the South Island of New ZealandBlackball Branch a branch railway line to Blackball, New Zealand
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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