Blackball and Refuse

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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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Refuse and blackball are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Blackball".

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Blackball and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blackball" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

blackball earth

refuse earth

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