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1. : a small black ball for use as a negative vote in a ballot box. 2. : an adverse vote especially against admitting someone to membership in an organization. Synonyms. Verb. down. kill.
Blackball most commonly means to blacklist someone or otherwise ban, reject, or unfairly prevent them from joining an organization or participating in something. The act of doing so can also be called a blackball.
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.
Mar 16, 2023 · As Black ball became a referendum on Black freedom, the professional game emerged as a kind of morality play about the shifting place of African Americans in U.S. society—a site where the...
- Theresa Runstedtler
Jun 1, 2024 · noun. 1. Obsolete. a small black ball used as a vote against a person or thing. 2. a secret ballot or vote against a person or thing. verb transitive. 3. to vote against; esp., to vote against letting (a person) join one's organization.
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.
Black Ball: a round black shape hoisted at a ship's mast head, with various contextual meanings. "Blackballing", a form of male hazing ritual in which the victim's genitals are covered in black shoe polish.
