Definition of blackball

Overview of noun blackball

The noun blackball has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. barring, blackball

(the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto)

Overview of verb blackball

The verb blackball has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball

(expel from a community or group)

2. veto, blackball, negative

(vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill")