Meaning of Blackball | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small town in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand, with a history of gold and coal mining.
2. A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
   countable
3. A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
   countable
4. A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.
   countable
5. A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.
   countable, uncountable
6. A game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership, a single blackball will reject the candidate.”

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