blackball

UK
/ˈblæk.bɔːl/
US
/ˈblæk.bɔl/

Traductions

blackballverb
blackballed
Past Simple
blackballed
Past Participle
blackballing
Gerund
UK
/ˈblæk.bɔːl/
US
/ˈblæk.bɑl/
The club members decided to blackball the new applicant.
Члены клуба решили забаллотировать нового кандидата.
Traductions supplémentaires
проголосовать против
blackballnoun
blackballs
pl
UK
/ˈblæk.bɔːl/
US
/ˈblæk.bɔl/
чёрный шар
The club members used a blackball to vote against the new applicant.
Члены клуба использовали чёрный шар, чтобы проголосовать против нового кандидата.
blackballadjective
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "blackball vote") to denote relation to a negative ballot or act of exclusion.

Définitions

blackballverb
To vote against or reject someone, especially in a secret ballot.
The club members decided to blackball the new applicant due to his controversial past.
To exclude someone from a group or activity, often as a form of punishment or ostracism.
After the scandal, the community decided to blackball him from all future events.
blackballnoun
A small black ball used as a negative vote in a secret ballot, especially in a club or organization.
The club members used a blackball to reject the new applicant.
An act of voting against someone for membership in a club or organization.
His blackball from the committee was unexpected and controversial.
blackballadjective
Relating to or involving a secret negative vote or act of exclusion from a group.
The applicant was rejected in a blackball vote.