blackball

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: black=ball

CIDE DICTIONARY

blackball, n. 

•  A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.  [1913 Webster]
•  A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; -- in this sense usually two words.  [1913 Webster]

blackball, v. t. 

•  To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black balls; to ostracize.  [1913 Webster]

  "He was blackballed at two clubs in succession."  [1913 Webster]
•  To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

blackball, v.tr. reject (a candidate) in a ballot (orig. by voting with a black ball).

THESAURUS

blackball

ban, banish, banishment, blackballing, blacklist, boycott, boycottage, cast out, categorically reject, complaint, cut, deport, dim view, disagreement, disallow, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove, disapprove of, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disfellowship, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment, displeasure, disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissent, dissent from, distaste, exclude, exclusion, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, extradite, frown at, frown down, frown upon, fugitate, grimace at, indignation, look askance at, look black upon, low estimation, low opinion, not approve, not go for, not hear of, not hold with, object, object to, objection, oppose, opposition, opposure, ostracism, ostracization, ostracize, outlaw, proscribe, proscription, protest, reject, rejection, relegate, rusticate, say no to, send away, send down, send to Coventry, snub, spurn, take exception to, think ill of, think little of, thrust out, thumb down, thumbs-down, transport, unhappiness, view with disfavor

ROGET THESAURUS

blackball

Exclusion

VB be excluded from, exclude, bar, leave out, shut out, bar out, reject, repudiate, blackball, lay apart, put apart, set apart, lay aside, put aside, relegate, segregate, throw overboard, strike off, strike out, neglect, banish, separate, pass over, omit, garble, eliminate, weed, winnow, be secluded, live secluded, keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background, keep snug, shut oneself up, deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, aller planter ses choux, retire, retire from the world, take the veil, abandon, sport one's oak, cut, cut dead, refuse to associate with, refuse to acknowledge, look cool upon, turn one's back upon, shut the door upon, repel, blackball, excommunicate, exclude, exile, expatriate, banish, outlaw, maroon, ostracize, proscribe, cut off from, send to Coventry, keep at arm's length, draw a cordon round, depopulate, dispeople, unpeople, be excluded from, exclude, bar, leave out, shut out, bar out, reject, repudiate, blackball, lay apart, put apart, set apart, lay aside, put aside, relegate, segregate, throw overboard, strike off, strike out, neglect, banish, separate, pass over, omit, garble, eliminate, weed, winnow, be secluded, live secluded, keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background, keep snug, shut oneself up, deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, aller planter ses choux, retire, retire from the world, take the veil, abandon, sport one's oak, cut, cut dead, refuse to associate with, refuse to acknowledge, look cool upon, turn one's back upon, shut the door upon, repel, blackball, excommunicate, exclude, exile, expatriate, banish, outlaw, maroon, ostracize, proscribe, cut off from, send to Coventry, keep at arm's length, draw a cordon round, depopulate, dispeople, unpeople.