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blackball
('bl/&/k,b/O/l )

noun (n)

  • the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    barring
    source: wordnet30
  • A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • expel from a community or group(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    ban, banish, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun
    source: wordnet30
  • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    negative, veto
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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