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blackball Definition


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blackball
verb
    1. To vote against (a candidate for membership of something), originally by putting a black ball in the ballot box.
      Thesaurus: exclude, bar, veto, blacklist.
    2. To refuse to see or speak to someone.
      Thesaurus: ostracize, exclude, repudiate, snub, blacklist.
Derivative: blackballing
noun
    Etymology: 18c.



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