blackball (n.)

  1. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

    [ Syn: barring ]

    blackball (v.)

  1. expel from a community or group

    [ Syn: banish , ban , ostracize , ostracise , shun , cast out ]

  2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; The President vetoed the bill

    [ Syn: veto , negative ]

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