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Boycott
Boy′cottˊ
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Boycotted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Boycotting
.] [From Captain
Boycott
, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.] To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.
Boy′cott
,Noun.
The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.
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Boycott
Boycott
See also: boycott
English
Proper noun
Boycott
- A village name
- A surname.
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boycott
boycott
See also: Boycott
English
Verb
boycott (third-person singular simple present boycotts, present participle boycotting, simple past and past participle boycotted)
- To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
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Translations
to abstain from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest
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Noun
boycott (plural boycotts)
- The act of boycotting
Translations
the act of boycotting
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