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| has gloss | eng: Blackballing is a rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot, where a white ball or ballot constitutes a vote in support and a black ball signifies opposition. This system is typically used where a clubs rules provide that, rather than a majority of the votes, one or two objections are sufficient to defeat a proposition. Since the seventeenth century, these rules have commonly applied to elections to membership of many gentlemens clubs and similar institutions such as Freemasonry and fraternities. |
| lexicalization | eng: Blackballing |
| instance of | e/Club |
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| has gloss | msa: Pengundian hitam adalah suatu tolakan dalam suatu bentuk tradisional pengundian rahsia, di mana sebuah bola putih atau pengundian mendirikan suatu undian dalam menyokong dan sebuah bola hitam menandakan pembangkang. Sistem ini lazim digunakan di mana peraturan kelab memperuntukkan bahawa, daripada suatu kebanyakan undian, satu atau dua tolakan adalah cukup untuk mengalahkan suatu cadangan. Sejak kurun ketujuhbelas, peraturan ini telah lazimnya digunakan pada pilihanraya pada keahlian banyak gentlemen's club dan institusi mirip seperti Freemasonry dan fraternities. |
| lexicalization | msa: Pengundian hitam |
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| media:img | Ballotboxballs.jpg |
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