English dictionary
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English noun: blackball | |||
| 1. | blackball (act) the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto | ||
| Synonyms | barring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance | ||
English verb: blackball | |||
| 1. | blackball (social) expel from a community or group | ||
| Synonyms | ban, banish, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| 2. | blackball (social) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent | ||
| Samples | The President vetoed the bill. | ||
| Synonyms | negative, veto | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contradict, controvert, oppose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out | ||
| Entail | vote | ||
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