Definition of blackball
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the club secretly blackballs applicants who belong to that religion
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First Known Use of blackball
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Definition of blackball
1 : a small black ball for use as a negative vote in a ballot box
2 : an adverse vote especially against admitting someone to membership in an organization
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First Known Use of blackball
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BLACKBALL Defined for English Language Learners
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: to prevent (someone) from joining a group, club, etc., by voting against him or her
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