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UK
/blˈækbɔːl/
]
[ US /ˈbɫækˌbɔɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫækˌbɔɫ/ ]
VERB
-
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
The President vetoed the bill - expel from a community or group
NOUN
- the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
How To Use blackball In A Sentence
- She never knew why they blackballed her from the club.
- He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members.
- Coerciveness has long been used for social control in rituals such as union blackballing, college hazing, excommunication and corporal punishment.
- Las Vegas resorts Wynn and Encore has decided to 'blackball' Hilton, which, in short, means to ban her from their venue. Celebrity Gossip - Celebrity News - Celebrity Photo - Spreadit.org
- Seems to me there is another "blackballing" going on here? BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
- Didn't this really amount to something like a "blackball" by DeMint, who kept Southers 'nomination from being voted up or down by the Senate, with the announced reason for his opposition to Southers being conerns about the prospects of unionization at TSA and the impact it might have on security, not the "privacy" issue? The Volokh Conspiracy
- He was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club.
- It's understood police will allege the men "blackballed" the victim on several occasions - AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories
- Cat, still angry at being "blackballed," seems game. Last one ever?: D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#9, Oct. 7)
- Brown accused record stores of 'blackballing' his latest album Stupid Celebrities Gossip
