blackball

black·ball

 (blăk′bôl′)

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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black′ball′er n.

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)

4. to vote against in a ballot

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

[C18: see sense 2]

black•ball

(ˈblækˌbɔl)
v.t.

1. to vote against.

2. to exclude socially; ostracize.

n.

3. a negative vote.

4. (formerly) a black ball placed in a ballot box signifying a negative vote.

[1760–70]

black′ball`er, n.

blackball

Past participle: blackballed
Gerund: blackballing

Imperative

blackball

blackball

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"

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.

blackball

verb

1. To prevent or forbid authoritatively:

negative, turn down, veto.

Slang: nix.

Idiom: turn thumbs down on.

2. To exclude from normal social or professional activities:

blacklist, boycott, ostracize, shut out.

Translations

boykottieren

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