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UK
/blˈækbɔːl/
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[ US /ˈbɫækˌbɔɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫækˌbɔɫ/ ]
VERB
-
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
The President vetoed the bill - expel from a community or group
NOUN
- the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
How To Use blackball In A Sentence
- I was blackballed and blacklisted, vilified and scarified and was reduced to having to go incognito to Cleary's of Ballycroy to enjoy a pint or three.
- In Gove's case, Tory insiders say Andy Coulson, Cameron's communications chief, blackballed his choice of policy spad, a clever maverick called Dominic Cummings despite Gove's threat to resign. For Gove, not forgotten
- This should have had a negative impact on his career, actors have been blackballed for a single such act, never mind a seemingly endless succession of them.
- Decades later he revisits his old stamping ground in ‘The Late Great Blackball Bridge Sonnets’, which is his second book of verse.
- The result was I was blackballed from finding other work in southern CA.
- Telling people how you found Jesus in the paint on your ceiling is the surest way to get yourself blackballed from all future parties but go on a 30-minute explanation of how you have been shooting up pregnant-lady urine to lose weight and everyone is all ears. Charlotte Hilton Andersen: The Problem With Banning Soda Purchases With Food Stamps
- Showbiz alexhammer Chris Brown kills Twitter account after claim of album 'blackballing' - CNN. com michaeldjjohnson P. Diddy: 'I was worst dealer in history' Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- Oh, how right the EU Parliament was to blackball him from the EU Commission!
- Additionally, the defendants acted to 'blackball' and banish plaintiff and anyone associated with plaintiff permanently from ExxonMobil facilities and premises without limitation. Courthouse News Service
- I would almost certainly lose my job, and be blackballed from the PR industry, so if I relied on my income to fulfil my duties to my family, I would be choosing to risk their welfare by speaking out.