1. (

• barring ,
• blackball

) the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto ;

1. (

• banish ,
• ban ,
• ostracize ,
• ostracise ,
• shun ,
• cast_out ,
• blackball

) expel from a community or group ;

2. (

• veto ,
• blackball ,
• negative

) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" ;