blackball

blackball

To actively keep someone from doing or participating in something, often by voting against their inclusion or involvement. For his horrible treatment of women, he definitely deserves to be blackballed by the entertainment industry.

blackball (one)

To actively keep one from doing or participating in something, often by voting against their inclusion or involvement. He was blackballed by the entertainment industry for his horrible treatment of women.
See also: blackball
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

blackball

tv. to vote against someone in a secret ballot. Someone blackballed the prospective member.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • blackball (one)
  • exclude
  • exclude (someone or something) from (something)
  • exclude from
  • in the loop
  • before
  • before (someone or something)
  • stand the sight of (someone or something)
  • bear the sight of (someone or something)
  • the lion's mouth
References in periodicals archive
TROPHY TIME: Tees potter Steve Woodier shows off his rewards from the World Blackball Pool Championships Picture by KATIE LUNN
SUPER STEVE IS ON TOP OF THE WORLD; Cue sports
Rileys Middlesbrough are holding the Blackball England trials this weekend, with a few Teessiders playing for a place in the England team.
New tenants star in Broadway performance; Cue sports
But British cinema-goers aren't renowned for seeing more than one home-grown movie in a single month, so Blackball will have its work cut out if it's going head-tohead with Calendar Girls.
192: KAYE'S AIM IS OFF FOR BOWLSFLOP; Predictable movie is off target
The Middlesbrough Blackball County Team manager and captain is offering a free lesson taster for pool players interested in receiving coaching.
Woodier breaks into pool coaching; Pool
Meanwhile Blackball star Paul Kaye, pictured left with co-star Alice Evans, said he thought someone would ambush him at the premiere just as he had done to stars when he played Dennis Pennis.
3am: I'D BEST KEEP QUIET
Five leagues in the North-east will be represented at this event, which will be played under blackball rules.
Rileys host North's best
Paul then turned to acting, starring in the BBC1 drama Two Thousand Acres Of Sky, and now Blackball heralds his move to the big screen.
Cover story: A LOAD OF BOWLS; PAUL KAYE ON HIS TRANSITION FROM CELEBRITY SCOURGE TO FILM STAR
But then, if say, in the past, he refused to grant a business loan to one of the MGC members, this disgruntled member can blackball or reject his application.
More bridges, less walls
WEST Yorkshire Blackball County pool are hoping to recruit from Huddersfield after the A team won the National title.
County pool looking to recruit
Towns like Blackball, once a hotbed of mining activity, gave birth to workers' movements and New Zealand's Labor Party.
Coal versus Kiwis -- New Zealand struggles to balance business and environment
He won the Blackball International World individual and seniors team titles in Killarney.
Angelique flies into pole position; update
Goat watch: We remain fascinated by events in Blackball, New Zealand, where a gang of feral goats is terrorising the town.
THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS.. THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS.
The final capped off a terrific season for current England Under-23 blackball international Harris, who also took the Redcar Singles title with an 8-4 victory over Steve Burnett.
Trio pocket prize after tight clash; CUE SPORTS
When we last left the Greek town of Kavala, its mayor had just attempted to blackball a monument to the town's 1,434 Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust.
Greek Holocaust Memorial Vandalized Just Two Weeks After Its Unveiling
Drawing on the research done by a team of Negro Leagues researchers who have been collecting blackball statistics for 15 years, he provides the year-by-year batting and pitching numbers for the Bacharach players.
Black Ball and the Boardwalk: The Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, 1916-1929