blackball

UK
/ˈblæk.bɔːl/
US
/ˈblæk.bɔl/

Traduzioni

blackballverb
blackballed
Past Simple
blackballed
Past Participle
blackballing
Gerund
UK
/ˈblæk.bɔːl/
US
/ˈblæk.bɑl/
rejeterSurtout dans un vote secret ou une procédure d’admission.
The club members decided to blackball the new applicant due to his controversial past.
Les membres du club ont décidé de rejeter le nouveau candidat en raison de son passé controversé.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
écarterSens d’exclusion d’un groupe ou d’une activité.
blackballnoun
blackballs
pl
UK
/ˈblæk.bɔːl/
US
/ˈblæk.bɔl/
boule noireDans le contexte d’un vote secret négatif, surtout dans une association ou un club.
The club members used a blackball to reject the new applicant.
Les membres du club ont utilisé une boule noire pour rejeter le nouveau candidat.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
rejetAu sens de décision de refus ou d’exclusion par vote secret.
blackballadjective
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "blackball vote") to denote relation to a negative ballot or act of exclusion.
de rejetSe dit d’un vote secret négatif ou d’une procédure d’exclusion.
The applicant was rejected in a blackball vote.
Le candidat a été rejeté lors d’un vote de rejet.

Definizioni

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.