■ verb reject or vote against (a candidate applying to become a member of a private club).
Origin
C18: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box.
■ verb reject or vote against (a candidate applying to become a member of a private club).
Origin
C18: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004