boycott
The act of boycottingThe act of boycotting.
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» The boycott lasted just over a year.
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41 sentencesThe boycott lasted just over a year.
She tried to persuade him to organize a boycott.
deSie wollte ihn überreden, einen Boykott zu organisieren. — Waldelfe
Why is this boycott necessary?
Meaning
1 sensesThe act of boycotting.
Boykott
бойко́тbojkót
бойко́тbojkót
- a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
Origin
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycoFrom Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
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