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blackball

/ blackball /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Type of:
ejection exclusion expulsion
Derived:
banish ban ostracize ostracise shun
verb Sense 2
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
"The President vetoed the bill"
Type of:
oppose controvert contradict
Kinds of:
kill shoot down defeat vote down vote out
Derived:
negative veto
Entails:
vote
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
expel from a community or group
Type of:
expel throw out kick out
Derived:
barring banishment ostracism Coventry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
1
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ejection exclusion expulsion oppose controvert contradict kill shoot down defeat vote down vote out expel