English Dictionary

blackball

/ˈblækbɔːl/

noun

(countable) A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. / (countable) A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote. / (countable) A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.

He received a blackball from the club, preventing him from becoming a member.

意味（1）

(countable) A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.

意味（2）

(countable) A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.

Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership, a single blackball will reject the candidate.

意味（3）

(countable) A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.

意味（4）

A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.

意味（5）

(uncountable) A game, a standardized version of the English version of eight-ball.