Associations to the word «Blackball»

BLACKBALL, noun. A rejection, a vote against admitting someone.

BLACKBALL, noun. A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.

BLACKBALL, noun. The act of so rejecting someone.

BLACKBALL, noun. A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.

BLACKBALL, noun. A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.

BLACKBALL, verb. (transitive) To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.

BLACKBALL, verb. (transitive) To ostracize.

BLACKBALL, noun. The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.

BLACKBALL, verb. Expel from a community or group.

BLACKBALL, verb. Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill".