Words Related To Exclusion

noun a negative vote or decision, especially one that excludes a candidate from membership or from further participation

verb to vote against or exclude someone from membership by casting a black ball or by voting against them

• The committee decided to blackball the new applicant from joining their exclusive club.
• They're going to blackball him from the group if he doesn't apologize.
• They're gonna blackball her if she doesn't stop spreading rumors.
• The company tried to blackball their competitor by spreading false information about them.

noun a person or thing that has been rejected or thrown away

verb to refuse to accept, consider, or believe something

• The committee decided to reject the proposal due to insufficient evidence.
• I had to reject the job offer because it didn't pay enough.
• She totally rejected his advances at the party last night.
• Sometimes we have to reject the negativity in our lives to find true happiness.