boycott (redirected from Boycott, Geoffrey)

boy·cott  (boikt)

tr.v. boy·cott·ed, boy·cott·ing, boy·cotts

To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion. See Synonyms at blackball.

n.

The act or an instance of boycotting.

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[After Charles C. Boycott (1832-1897), English land agent in Ireland.]

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boycotter n.

Word History: Charles C. Boycott seems to have become a household word because of his strong sense of duty to his employer. An Englishman and former British soldier, 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 isolatedwithout 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

Verb

to refuse to deal with (an organization or country) as a protest against its actions or policy

Noun

an instance or the use of boycotting [after Captain Boycott, Irish land agent, a victim of such practices for refusing to reduce rents]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boycott - a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies protest, dissent, objection - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
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" buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

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boycott

verb embargo, reject, snub, refrain from, spurn, blacklist, black, cold-shoulder, ostracize, blackball << OPPOSITE support

Translations

boycott [ˈbɔɪkɔt] n → boicot m

vt → boicotear

boycott [ˈbɔɪkɔt] n → boycottage m

vt → boycotter

boycott [ˈbɔɪkɔt] n → Boykott m

vt → boykottieren

boycott [ˈbɔɪkɔt] n → boicottaggio

vt → boicottare

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boycott

v boycott [ˈboikot]

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n

a refusal to deal with a firm etc. boikotотказتحریمחֶרֶםकिसी कंपनी इत्यादि से कारोबार करने से इनकारizbjegavanje거래 거부, 불매 동맹boikotspemulauanbojkotการคว่ำบาตรбойкотکاروبار منقطع کرناsự tẩy chay