blackball

1. (злічуване)A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.

2. (злічуване)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.

   the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

3. (злічуване)A kind of large black sweet, a black-colored gobstopper.

4. (злічуване, незлічуване)A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.

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

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