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blackball

/ˈblæk.bɔːl/

/ˈblæk.bɔl/

Traduzioni

blackballverb

blackballed

Past Simple

blackballed

Past Participle

blackballing

Gerund

/ˈblæk.bɔːl/

/ˈblæk.bɑl/

забаллотировать

The club members decided to blackball the new applicant.

Члены клуба решили забаллотировать нового кандидата.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

воспрепятствовать

проголосовать против

Sinonimi

blackballnoun

blackballs

/ˈblæk.bɔːl/

/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.

Sinonimi

blackballadjective

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "blackball vote") to denote relation to a negative ballot or act of exclusion.

Sinonimi

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.