Definition of Blackball
1. Noun. The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.
2. Verb. Expel from a community or group.
Generic synonyms: Expel, Kick Out, Throw Out
Derivative terms: Banishment, Ostracism, Ostracism, Ostracism, Ostracism
3. Verb. Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent. "The President vetoed the bill"
Generic synonyms: Contradict, Controvert, Oppose
Entails: Vote
Specialized synonyms: Defeat, Kill, Shoot Down, Vote Down, Vote Out
Derivative terms: Negative, Veto, Veto
Definition of Blackball
1. n. A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.
2. v. t. To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize.
Definition of Blackball
1. Noun. a rejection, a vote against admitting someone ¹
2. Noun. a black ball used to indicate such a negative vote ¹
3. Noun. the act of so rejecting someone ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) to vote against, especially in an exclusive organization ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) to ostracize ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blackball
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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Literary usage of Blackball
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1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Brit.l JM blackball, GILBERT (A 1667), catholic missioner, is believed to nave
been a native of the diocese of Aberdeen. He entered the Scotch college at ..."
2. The Blackhalls of that Ilk and Barra: Hereditary Coroners and Foresters of by Alexander Morison (1905)
"Whether a blackball or a King took the initiative in alienation cannot be determined
by this deed, but, as I have already stated, the early history of Barra ..."
3. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"... Sir Archibald Stewart of blackball ] ; Cunningham of Glengarnock ; Hamilton
of Dalzell ; Earl of Kincardine ; Colonel John Erskine, grandson of the lord ..."
4. The English Church and Its Bishops 1700-1800 by Charles John Abbey (1887)
"... through several editions, and attracted much attention.4 He wrote also the
second part of ' The Whole Duty of Man.' • Offspring blackball, Bishop of ..."
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