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blackball definition

black·ball (-bôl′)

noun

  1. Historical a small black ball used as a vote against a person or thing
  2. a secret ballot or vote against a person or thing

transitive verb

  1. to vote against; esp., to vote against letting (a person) join one's organization
  2. to exclude from social life, etc.; ostracize

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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