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The meaning of BLACKBALL is to vote against; especially : to exclude from membership by casting a negative vote.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈblæk.bɔːl / us / ˈblæk.bɑːl / to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group: He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Organizations - joining & leaving. addition. affiliation. anti-assimilation.
verb (used with object) to vote against (a candidate, applicant, etc.). to exclude socially; ostracize: The whole town blackballed them. Synonyms: cut, snub, debar, ban, boycott. to reject (a candidate) by placing a blackball in the ballot box. noun. a negative vote, especially in deciding on an applicant or candidate.
to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group: He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Organizations - joining & leaving. addition. anti-assimilation. assimilationist. assimilative. assimilatory. disenrollment.
Blackballing is a rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot, where a white ball or ballot constitutes a vote in support and a black ball signifies opposition. [1] [2] The system is typically used where an organization's rules provide that one or two objections, rather than an at-least-50% share of votes, are sufficient to defeat a ...
to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group: He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Organizations - joining & leaving. addition. anti-assimilation.
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Britannica Dictionary definition of BLACKBALL. [+ object] : to prevent (someone) from joining a group, club, etc., by voting against him or her — often used as (be) blackballed. He was blackballed by the fraternity.
