Found 3 items, similar to blackball.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: blackball membukuhitamkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: blackball blackball n : the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto [syn: barring] v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out] 2: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; “The President vetoed the bill” [syn: veto, negative]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Blackball Blackball \Black"ball`\, n. 1. A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work. [1913 Webster] 2. A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; -- in this sense usually two words. [1913 Webster] Blackball \Black"ball`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blackballed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blackballing.] 1. To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize. [1913 Webster] He was blackballed at two clubs in succession. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking. [1913 Webster]