blackball : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blackball	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for blackball
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blackball n the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto Synonym(s): barring, blackball v expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball] vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" Synonym(s): veto, blackball, negative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blackball \Black"ball`\, n. 1. A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work. 2. A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; -- in this sense usually two words.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blackball \Black"ball`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackballed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackballing}.] 1. To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize. He was blackballed at two clubs in succession. --Thackeray. 2. To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.