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   Black·ball

   /ˈblakˌbôl/

   

   verb

   • 1. reject (someone, usually a candidate applying to become a member of a private club), typically by means of a secret ballot: "her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box.

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   Synonyms for BLACKBALL: dismiss, kill, refuse, veto, negative, shoot down, nix, disallow; Antonyms of BLACKBALL: confirm, allow, pass, approve, admit, ratify, elect, sanction.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of blackball in English. blackball. verb. These are words and phrases related to blackball. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of blackball. He never knew why they blackballed him from the club. Synonyms. ban. ostracize. banish. outlaw. proscribe. blacklist. boycott. exclude.

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   When you blackball someone, you ban him from a group. A bunch of kids who kick a tattletale out of their secret club essentially blackball him. You can use blackball as a noun or a verb — a blackball is an act of excluding or ostracizing someone.

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   (verb) in the sense of remove. Definition. to exclude (someone) from a group, etc. Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots. Synonyms. 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.

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