blackballs

Noun

• the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
• plural of blackball

Verb

• expel from a community or group
• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
• third-person singular simple present indicative of blackball

Synonyms

ban, banish, barring, blackball, cast out, negative, ostracise, ostracize, shun, veto