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black·ball (-bôl′)
noun
- Historical a small black ball used as a vote against a person or thing
- a secret ballot or vote against a person or thing
transitive verb
- to vote against; esp., to vote against letting (a person) join one's organization
- to exclude from social life, etc.; ostracize
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