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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blackball/ˈblakbɔːl/

▶verb reject or vote against (a candidate applying to become a member of a private club).

– origin C18: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box.

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