blackball (redirected from Black ball)

black·ball  (blkbôl)

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.

tr.v. black·balled, black·ball·ing, black·balls

1. To vote against, especially to veto the admission of.

2. To shut out from social or commercial participation; ostracize or boycott.

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blackballer n.

Synonyms: blackball, blacklist, boycott, ostracize
These verbs mean to exclude from social, professional, or commercial activities: blackballed by the fraternity; blacklisted because of her political beliefs; a threat to boycott the product; ostracized following the harassment charges.

Antonym: admit

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blackball [ˈblækˌbɔːl]

n

1. a negative vote or veto

2. a black wooden ball used to indicate disapproval or to veto in a vote

3. (Cookery) NZ a hard boiled sweet with black-and-white stripes

vb (tr)

1. to vote against in a ballot

2. to exclude (someone) from a group, profession, etc.; ostracize

[see sense 2]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blackball - the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto barring expulsion, riddance, ejection, exclusion - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
Verb	1.	blackball - expel from a community or group banish, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun, ban expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
	2.	blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" negative, veto controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" vote down, vote out, defeat, kill, shoot down - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

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blackball

verb remove, bar, ban, exclude, get rid of, veto, embargo, expel, throw out, oust, snub, vote against, force out, evict, disallow, shut out, repudiate, blacklist, ostracize, debar, drum out Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots.

Translations

blackball [ˈblækbɔːl]

A. VT (= vote against) → dar bola negra a, votar en contra de; (= exclude) → dejar fuera

B. N (= ball) → bola f negra; (= vote) → voto m en contra

blackball [ˈblækˌbɔːl] vt to blackball sb → votare a sfavore di qn