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boy·cott
(boi′kŏt′)tr.v. boy·cott·ed, boy·cott·ing, boy·cotts
To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion: boycott a business; boycott merchants; boycott buses; boycott an election.
n.
The act or an instance of boycotting.
[After Charles C. Boycott (1832-1897), English land agent in Ireland.]
boy′cott′er n.
Word History: An Englishman and former British soldier, Charles C. Boycott was the estate agent of the Earl of Erne in County Mayo, Ireland. The earl was one of the absentee landowners who as a group held most of the land in Ireland. Boycott was chosen in the fall of 1880 to be the test case for a new policy advocated by Charles Parnell, an Irish politician who wanted land reform. Any landlord who would not charge lower rents or any tenant who took over the farm of an evicted tenant would be given the complete cold shoulder by Parnell's supporters. Boycott refused to charge lower rents and ejected his tenants. At this point members of Parnell's Irish Land League stepped in, and Boycott and his family found themselves isolated—without servants, farmhands, service in stores, or mail delivery. Boycott's name was quickly adopted as the term for this treatment, not just in English but in other languages such as French, Dutch, German, and Russian.
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boycott
(ˈbɔɪkɒt)vb
(tr) to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization, etc) or refuse to buy (a product) as a protest or means of coercion: to boycott foreign produce.
n
an instance or the use of boycotting
[C19: after Captain C. C. Boycott (1832–97), Irish land agent for the Earl of Erne, County Mayo, Ireland, who was a victim of such practices for refusing to reduce rents]
Boycott
(ˈbɔɪkɒt)n
(Biography) Geoff(rey). born 1940, English cricketer: played for Yorkshire (1962–86); played in 108 test matches (1964–82); first England batsman to score 8,000 test runs
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boy•cott
(ˈbɔɪ kɒt)v.t.
1. to join together in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of protest or coercion: to boycott a store.
2. to abstain from buying or using: to boycott imported goods.
n. 3. the practice of boycotting.
4. an instance of boycotting.
[after Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880]
boy′cott•er, n.
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boycott
, embargo - A boycott is an organized popular protest, named for Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832-97), a land agent in Ireland to whom this was done in 1880; an embargo is usually imposed by a government.See also related terms for imposed.
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boycott
Past participle: boycotted
Gerund: boycotting
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| Noun | 1. | boycott - a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies |
| Verb | 1. | boycott - refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with ostracise, ostracize - avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" |
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boycott
verb
1. embargo, reject, snub, refrain from, stay away from, spurn, steer clear of, blacklist, black, cold-shoulder, ostracize, refuse to take part in, turn your back on, blackball The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections.
back, support, accept, champion, welcome, promote, advocate, espouse, patronize
back, support, accept, champion, welcome, promote, advocate, espouse, patronize
noun
1. embargo the lifting of the economic boycott
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boycott
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Translations
مُقاطَعَه
bojkotbojkotovat
blokadeboykotboykotte
bojkoti
boikotoidaboikotointi
bojkot
bojkottbojkottál
kaupabann, viîskiptabannsniîganga
ボイコットボイコットする
boikotasboikotuoti
boikotētboikots
bojkot
bojkotbojkotirati
bojkotta
boykot etmeboykot etmek
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boycott
vt → boykottieren
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
boycott
(ˈboikot) verb to refuse to have any dealings with (a firm, country etc).
noun a refusal to deal with a firm etc.
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