Meaning of BOYCOTT
| Pronunciation: | | 'boykât
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- [n] a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
- [v] refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
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| | Antonyms: | | buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor | | |
| | See Also: | | dissent, objection, ostracise, ostracize, protest | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Boy"cott`\, v. 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\, n.
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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