Blackball and Elect

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Blackball verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.

Usage example: the club secretly blackballs applicants who belong to that religion

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Elect is an antonym for blackball.

Elect verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Blackball is an antonym for elect.

Nearby Words: election, elected, elective, electing, elector

blackball team

elect team

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