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boycott

[ boi-kot ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion:

    to boycott a store.

  2. to abstain from buying or using:

    to boycott foreign products.



noun

  1. the practice of boycotting.
  2. an instance of boycotting.

boycott

1

/ ˈɔɪɒ /

verb

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an instance or the use of boycotting
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Boycott

2

/ ˈɔɪɒ /

noun

  1. BoycottGeoff(rey)1940MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Geoff ( rey ). born 1940, English cricketer: played for Yorkshire (1962–86); played in 108 test matches (1964–1982); first England batsman to score 8,000 test runs
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boycott

  1. The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation , or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boycott1

After Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), English estate manager in Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boycott1

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
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Calls for the two UK acts to cancel their concerts emerged after Mr Ozkan went on social media to condemn a fight that broke out in a coffee shop boycotted by protesters.

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However, there have been protests and boycotts around the world at Mr Musk's outspoken and controversial political involvement.

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Some social media users have also called for a boycott of the film, but there has not been a large-scale online campaign or big protests against the movie.

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Noted physicist Stephen Hawking, a supporter of the Palestinian cause, participated in an academic boycott of Israel and endowed an astronomy chair at a university in the West Bank.

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On Tuesday, UC Davis also dissolved a law student association that passed a financial and academic boycott of Israel.

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