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blackball

/ˈblækˌbɔːl/

បដិសេធមិនទទួលយក

  1. verb បោះឆ្នោតប្រឆាំង, បដិសេធមិនទទួលយក, កាត់កាល
    to reject a candidate for membership in a club or organization by voting against them
    បោះឆ្នោតប្រឆាំង ឬបដិសេធមិនទទួលយកបេក្ខជនណាម្នាក់ចូលជាសមាជិក
    His application was blackballed by two members.
    ពាក្យស្នើសុំរបស់គាត់ត្រូវបានសមាជិកពីរនាក់បោះឆ្នោតបដិសេធ។
  2. noun ការបោះឆ្នោតបដិសេធ
    a negative vote that excludes someone from membership
    សន្លឹកឆ្នោតប្រឆាំងដែលមិនឱ្យនរណាម្នាក់ក្លាយជាសមាជិក
    A single blackball was enough to disqualify the applicant.
    ការបោះឆ្នោតបដិសេធតែមួយសន្លឹកគឺគ្រប់គ្រាន់ដើម្បីដកសិទ្ធិបេក្ខជន។

Synonyms: reject, exclude, ban, ostracize, veto

Antonyms: admit, accept, approve

Forms: blackballs, blackballing, blackballed

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.