About The Word Blackball
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Blackball
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What's The Definition Of Blackball?
[n] the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
[v] vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent [v] expel from a community or group Synonyms | Synonyms for Blackball: ban | banish | barring | cast out | negative | ostracise | ostracize | shun | veto Related Terms | Find terms related to Blackball: ban | banish | banishment | blackballing | blacklist | boycott | boycottage | cast out | categorically reject | complaint | cut | deport | dim view | disagreement | disallow | disappointment | disapprobation | disapproval | disapprove | disapprove of | discontent | discontentedness | discontentment | disenchantment | disesteem | disfavor | disfellowship | disgruntlement | disillusion | disillusionment | displeasure | disrespect | dissatisfaction | dissent | dissent from | distaste | exclude | exclusion | excommunicate | exile | expatriate | expel | extradite | frown at | frown down | frown upon | fugitate | grimace at | indignation | look askance at | look black upon | low estimation | low opinion | not approve | not go for | not hear of | not hold with | object | object to | objection | oppose | opposition | opposure | ostracism | ostracization | ostracize | outlaw | proscribe | proscription | protest | reject | rejection | relegate | rusticate | say no to | send away | send down | send to Coventry | snub | spurn | take exception to | think ill of | think little of | thrust out | thumb down | thumbs-down | transport | unhappiness | view with disfavor See Also | contradict | controvert | defeat | ejection | exclusion | expel | expulsion | kick out | kill | oppose | riddance | throw out | vote | vote down | vote out Blackball In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. --Thackeray. 2. To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking. |
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