blackball

English Thesaurus

1. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance,
definition	:	the act of forcing out someone or something (noun.act)

2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social)

hypernym	:	contradict, controvert, oppose,
definition	:	be resistant to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out,
definition	:	thwart the passage of (verb.social)

entail	:	vote,
definition	:	express a choice or opinion (verb.social)

3. expel from a community or group (verb.social)

hypernym	:	expel, kick out, throw out,
definition	:	force to leave or move out (verb.social)

4. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto (noun.act)

derivation	:	ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun,
definition	:	expel from a community or group (verb.social)

5. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social)

derivation	:	veto,
definition	:	a vote that blocks a decision (noun.act)

derivation	:	veto,
definition	:	the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	negative,
definition	:	a reply of denial (noun.communication)

6. expel from a community or group (verb.social)

derivation	:	ostracism,
definition	:	the act of excluding someone from society by general consent (noun.act)

derivation	:	barring, blackball,
definition	:	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto (noun.act)

derivation	:	banishment, coventry, ostracism,
definition	:	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) (noun.state)

7. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto (noun.act)

derivation	:	ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun,
definition	:	expel from a community or group (verb.social)

8. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social)

derivation	:	veto,
definition	:	a vote that blocks a decision (noun.act)

derivation	:	veto,
definition	:	the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	negative,
definition	:	a reply of denial (noun.communication)

9. expel from a community or group (verb.social)

derivation	:	ostracism,
definition	:	the act of excluding someone from society by general consent (noun.act)

derivation	:	barring, blackball,
definition	:	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto (noun.act)

derivation	:	banishment, coventry, ostracism,
definition	:	the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) (noun.state)