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| black·ball [ blák bàwl ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle black·balled, present participle black·ball·ing, 3rd person present singular black·balls) |
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1. keep somebody from joining: to prevent somebody from becoming a member of a club by voting against the person
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2. exclude somebody from group: to exclude somebody from a group or profession
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noun (plural black·balls) |
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1. negative vote: a vote against somebody, especially somebody wanting to join a group
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2. voting token: a black ball used to show a negative vote
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archaic
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