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Noun Concept
Categories: Voting, Clubs and societies, Electoral systems
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barring  blackball  blackballing  black and white balls  Black balling
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The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto WordNet 3.0
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The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Blackballing is a rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot, where a white ball or ballot constitutes a vote in support and a black ball signifies opposition. Wikipedia
A rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot Wikipedia Disambiguation
The exclusion of someone; blackballing. Wiktionary
Exclusion. Wiktionary (translation)
An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed. Wiktionary
An instance of a person being blackballed. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
ejection
DERIVATION
banish
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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barring, blackball
Wikipedia
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blackballing
Wikidata
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Blackballing
Wiktionary
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barring, blackballing
Wikipedia Redirections
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black and white balls, Black balling, blackball (blacklist), blackball ballot, blackballed

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