blackball
verb (used with object)
to vote against (a candidate, applicant, etc.).
blackballer
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a word derived from
blackball.
Example Sentences
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But the other owners believed that the Nixons would have attracted curiosity seekers and destroyed what one blackballer called the ambiance of the building on the corner of Madison Avenue.
From Time Magazine Archive
