单词 | blackball |
释义 | blackball From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Organizations Votingblackballblack‧ball /ˈblækbɔːl $ -bɒːl/ verb [transitive]PPVSSOto vote against someone, especially so that they cannot join a club or social group→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusblackball• In 1962, Freed was fined $300 and blackballed from radio.Origin blackball (1800-1900) Because a black ball was used for voting against someone |
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