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blackball

verb as in expel from group

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A radio executive said the Bush White House told them explicitly who they were expected to blackball from their airwaves.

Citi, however, is setting the standard, as epitomized by its Mike Mayo blackball.

How had he, a useless old fogy, dared to blackball a man like Iver?

Do not they abuse you behind your back, and blackball you at societies where they have had the honour to propose you?

You may be sure some of the proud people and most of the parvenus of the Club were ready to blackball him.

They let a victim go there until they get all and then they blackball him.

If a ballot should be demanded the members will all vote, and one blackball will exclude.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blackball, such as: blacklist, ostracize, ban, debar, exclude, and oust.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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