English

Pronunciation
AHD|bl�k'bôl'
IPA|/blæk'b��l/

Noun
en-noun

1. a rejection, a vote against admitting someone
2. a black ball used to indicate such a negative vote

#:Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership,a single blackball will reject the candidate.

1. the act of so rejecting someone

Translations

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

1. to vote against, especially in an exclusive organization

#:If you're not from a moneyed, well-connected family, you can count on getting blackballed from the fraternity.

1. to ostracize

Translations
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trans-top|to ostracize
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io:blackball
ru:blackball
vi:blackball
zh:blackball

• 2007-08-01 17:21 - AutoFormat - rm rfc-level tag, +{{rfc-trverb|Transitive verb}}

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