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blackball

(blækbɔːl)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense blackballs, present participle blackballing, past tense, past participle blackballed

verb

If the members of a club blackball someone, they vote against that person being allowed to join their club.

Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: remove, bar, ban, exclude More Synonyms of blackball

blackball in British English

(ˈblækˌbɔːl)

noun

a negative vote or veto

a black wooden ball used to indicate disapproval or to veto in a vote

3. New Zealand

a hard boiled sweet with black-and-white stripes

verb (transitive)

to vote against in a ballot

to exclude (someone) from a group, profession, etc; ostracize

Word origin

C18: see sense 2

blackball in American English

(ˈblækˌbɔl)

noun

1. Obsolete

a small black ball used as a vote against a person or thing

a secret ballot or vote against a person or thing

verb transitive

to vote against; esp., to vote against letting (a person) join one's organization

to exclude from social life, etc.; ostracize

Synonyms of 'blackball'

remove, bar, ban, exclude

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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

The senate voted to remove him.

bar

They have been barred from playing in several countries.

ban

Last year arms sales were banned.

exclude

The orchestra excluded children younger than twelve.

get rid of

veto

embargo

They embargoed oil shipments to the US.

expel

secondary school students expelled for cheating in exams

throw out

oust

The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.

snub

vote against

force out

evict

They were evicted from their apartment.

disallow

He ruled that my testimony should be disallowed.

shut out

repudiate

blacklist

the full list of blacklisted airports

A government official disclosed that they had secretly been blacklisted.

ostracize

She is being ostracized by members of her local community.

debar

She could be debarred from politics for several years.

drum out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ban

Definition

to prohibit or forbid officially

Last year arms sales were banned.

Synonyms

prohibit,

black,

bar,

block,

restrict,

veto,

forbid,

boycott,

suppress,

outlaw,

banish,

disallow,

proscribe,

debar,

blackball,

interdict,

criminalize

in the sense of bar

Definition

to exclude

They have been barred from playing in several countries.

Synonyms

exclude,

ban,

forbid,

prohibit,

keep out of,

disallow,

shut out of,

ostracize,

debar,

blackball,

interdict,

black

in the sense of blacklist

Definition

to put (someone) on a blacklist

the full list of blacklisted airportsA government official disclosed that they had secretly been blacklisted.

Synonyms

exclude,

bar,

ban,

reject,

rule out,

veto,

boycott,

embargo,

expel,

vote against,

preclude,

disallow,

repudiate,

proscribe,

ostracize,

debar,

blackball

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blackball

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black sheep
black something out
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blacken
blackguard
blacklist

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单词	blackball
释义	Trends of blackball View usage for: blackball (blækbɔːl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense blackballs, present participle blackballing, past tense, past participle blackballed verb If the members of a club blackball someone, they vote against that person being allowed to join their club. Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots. [VERB noun] Synonyms: remove, bar, ban, exclude More Synonyms of blackball blackball in British English (ˈblækˌbɔːl) noun 1. a negative vote or veto 2. a black wooden ball used to indicate disapproval or to veto in a vote 3. New Zealand a hard boiled sweet with black-and-white stripes verb (transitive) 4. to vote against in a ballot 5. to exclude (someone) from a group, profession, etc; ostracize Word origin C18: see sense 2 blackball in American English (ˈblækˌbɔl) 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 4. to exclude from social life, etc.; ostracize Synonyms of 'blackball' remove, bar, ban, exclude More Synonyms of blackball (verb) in the sense of remove Definition to exclude (someone) from a group, etc. Members can blackball candidates in secret ballots. Synonyms remove The senate voted to remove him. bar They have been barred from playing in several countries. ban Last year arms sales were banned. exclude The orchestra excluded children younger than twelve. get rid of veto embargo They embargoed oil shipments to the US. expel secondary school students expelled for cheating in exams throw out oust The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists. snub vote against force out evict They were evicted from their apartment. disallow He ruled that my testimony should be disallowed. shut out repudiate blacklist the full list of blacklisted airports A government official disclosed that they had secretly been blacklisted. ostracize She is being ostracized by members of her local community. debar She could be debarred from politics for several years. drum out Additional synonyms in the sense of ban Definition to prohibit or forbid officially Last year arms sales were banned. Synonyms prohibit, black, bar, block, restrict, veto, forbid, boycott, suppress, outlaw, banish, disallow, proscribe, debar, blackball, interdict, criminalize in the sense of bar Definition to exclude They have been barred from playing in several countries. Synonyms exclude, ban, forbid, prohibit, keep out of, disallow, shut out of, ostracize, debar, blackball, interdict, black in the sense of blacklist Definition to put (someone) on a blacklist the full list of blacklisted airportsA government official disclosed that they had secretly been blacklisted. Synonyms exclude, bar, ban, reject, rule out, veto, boycott, embargo, expel, vote against, preclude, disallow, repudiate, proscribe, ostracize, debar, blackball Nearby words of blackball black out black sheep black something out blackball blacken blackguard blacklist Synonyms of 'blackball' blackball Explore 'blackball' in the dictionary
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