How to pronounce“blackball”in English
paper recently because, of course, he sadly just died. But at this time he had already starred in Rebel Without a Cause in the mid-50s. He had started on a film career, but he got
blackballed from Hollywood. He kind of misbehaved on the set of one of his films, and the director, Henry Hathaway, said, "You'll never work in this town again." And he basically didn't
for about eight years, but at the same time he was really interested in visual art.
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Definitions of “blackball”
A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.
“Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership, a single blackball will reject the candidate.”
To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.
“If you're not from a moneyed, well-connected family, you can count on getting blackballed from the fraternity.”
To ostracize.
“Henry knew. If he were blackballed by this distaff Mafia, he was doomed: Endless, but always justifiable, delays would occur in the work he wanted typed.”
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