Definition
blackballed
verb
- to vote against someone’s membership in a club or organization; to exclude or ostracize someone
Usage: past tense of blackball
Examples
- He was blackballed from the country club after the scandal.
- The committee blackballed her application for membership.
- Several members were blackballed for violating club rules.
- She felt blackballed by her former colleagues after the disagreement.
- The fraternity blackballed him during the voting process.
- After the controversy, he was effectively blackballed from the industry.