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blackball::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | negative, veto |
| Type of | contradict, oppose, controvert |
| Has types | defeat, vote out, kill, shoot down, vote down |
Examples of blackball
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If you surf at just about any spot in Orange County, you know what blackball is.
From the ocregister.com
To blackball someone is to block their entry into a club or some such institution.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Blackball is a remote and bleak West Coast mining town in the shadow of the Paparoa Range.
From the books.scoop.co.nz
He and I were alone, and I was fully expecting his hearty support of America's blackball.
From the businessweek.com
It was not the final blackball, but it was the closest thing to it.
From the time.com
How can we continue to blackball this company and block it from bringing jobs to San Diego?
From the signonsandiego.com
Lito Sheppard said the other day that if you don't play their contract game, the team will blackball you.
From the philly.com
Your boss has the power and network to blackball you.
From the businessweek.com
At another point he said he wouldn't go into acting because studio heads can blackball you in Hollywood.
From the nytimes.com
- Banish: expel from a community or group
- Barring: the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
- Veto: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
- Blackballing is a rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot, where a white ball or ballot constitutes a vote in support and a black ball signifies opposition. ...
- Blackball is a 2003 British comedy sports film, borrowed from the Australian film, Crackerjack about Cliff Starkey (played by Paul Kaye), a fictional rebellious young bowls player. ...
- The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. ...
- Blackball (sometimes written black ball or black-ball) is a pool (pocket billiards) game that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and several other countries. In the UK and Ireland it is usually called simply "pool". ...
- "I'll Be Waiting"/'Blackball" is the first release by punk rock band The Offspring. It was released as the 9th (and 10th) tracks on their debut self-titled album which was released in 1989 (and re-released in 1995.) It was also the first single to be released by the band. ...
- A rejection, a vote against admitting someone; a black ball used to indicate such a negative vote; the act of so rejecting someone; to vote against, especially in an exclusive organization; to ostracize
