blackball
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Types & categories
- expulsion hypernym
Related & opposite
- blackball derivation
Sense 2 verb
expel from a community or group
Types & categories
- expel hypernym
Related & opposite
- ostracism derivation
- barring derivation
- banishment derivation
Sense 3 verb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
The President vetoed the bill
Types & categories
- controvert hypernym
- vote down hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blackball |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | expulsion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ostracism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | barring |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | banishment |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | expel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | veto |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | veto |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | negative |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | vote |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | controvert |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vote down |