blackball

Meanings

• Verb

  To exclude or reject someone permanently, often by voting or consensus.

  - "The new member was blackballed by the club."
  - "The candidate was blackballed due to past misconduct."

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Synonyms

blacklist , send to Coventry

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with blackball
ball , call , fall , hall

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Variants

List of all variants of blackball that leads to same result
blackball , blackballed , blackballing , blackballs

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Etymology

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Originally from the practice of placing a black ball in a voting urn to reject a candidate.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'blackball' comes from the practice of using a black ball to reject a candidate in ancient Greece.

2. In some organizations, the process of blackballing a member can be lengthy and complicated.

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Related Concepts

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1. Veto: A formal rejection or refusal of an action or proposal.

2. Ostracism: The practice of expelling or rejecting someone from a group.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'blackball' is often used metaphorically to describe exclusion or rejection, such as in Mark Twain's 'Pudd'nhead Wilson'.

How to Memorize "blackball"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people voting, with one person holding a black ball to reject a candidate.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'blackball' with rejection or exclusion.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering 'B-Lackball' stands for 'Ban-ishment from the group'.

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