the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
verb
expel from a community or group
verb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
“The President vetoed the bill”
Word Forms
blackball
verb
expel from a community or group
banishment
noun
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
ostracism
noun
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
blackball
noun
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
veto
noun
the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)
negative
noun
a reply of denial
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
blackbouler
le fait d'exclure quelqu'un par un vote négatif ou un veto
🇪🇸Spanish
bola negra
el acto de excluir a alguien por voto negativo o veto
🇮🇹Italian
palla nera
l'atto di escludere qualcuno con un voto negativo o un veto
🇳🇱Dutch
deballoteren
de handeling waarbij iemand wordt uitgesloten door een negatieve stem of een veto
🇵🇹Portuguese
bola negra
o ato de excluir alguém por voto negativo ou veto
🇷🇺Russian
черный шар
акт исключения кого-либо путем отрицательного голосования или вето
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ब्लैकबॉल
नकारात्मक वोट या वीटो द्वारा किसी को बाहर करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
কালো বল
নেতিবাচক ভোট বা ভেটো দ্বারা কাউকে বাদ দেওয়ার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
கருப்பந்து
எதிர்மறை வாக்கு அல்லது வீட்டோ மூலம் ஒருவரை விலக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
బ్లాక్బాల్
ప్రతికూల ఓటు లేదా వీటో ద్వారా ఒకరిని మినహాయించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
ब्लॅकबॉल
एखाद्याला नकारात्मक मत किंवा व्हेटोद्वारे वगळण्याची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
બ્લેકબોલ
નકારાત્મક મત અથવા વીટો દ્વારા કોઈને બાકાત રાખવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಪ್ಪು ಚೆಂಡು
ನಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಮತ ಅಥವಾ ವೀಟೋ ಮೂಲಕ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊರಗಿಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബ്ലാക്ക്ബോൾ
നിഷേധ വോട്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീറ്റോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഒരാളെ ഒഴിവാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
tindakan mengecualikan seseorang dengan suara negatif atau veto
🇲🇾Malay
bola hitam
tindakan mengecualikan seseorang dengan undi negatif atau veto
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خذل
فعل استبعاد شخص ما عن طريق التصويت السلبي أو حق النقض
🇮🇷Persian
توپ سیاه
عمل حذف شخصی با رأی منفی یا وتو
🇹🇷Turkish
kara top
birini olumsuz oy veya vetoyla dışlama eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
כדור שחור
הפעולה של הדרת מישהו בהצבעה שלילית או וטו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'blackball'?
The primary meaning of 'blackball' is 'the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'blackball' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'blackball' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'blackball' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'blackball' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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