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BARRING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

Synonyms:

barring; blackball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("barring" is a kind of...):

ejection; exclusion; expulsion; riddance (the act of forcing out someone or something)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb bar

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