boycott (redirected from boycotted)

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

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boycott [ˈbɔɪkɔt] n → boycottage m

vt → boycotter

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boycott [ˈbɔɪkɔt] n → Boykott m

vt → boykottieren

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boycott [ˈbɔɪkɔt] n → boicottaggio

vt → boicottare

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boycott

v boycott [ˈboikot]

to refuse to have any dealings with (a firm, country etc). boikot مُقاطَعَه бойкот bojkotovat boykotte boykottieren μποϊκοτάρω, κηρύσσω εμπορικό αποκλεισμό boicotear boikoteerima تحریم کردن boikotoida boycotter לְהַחֲרִים बहिष्कार करना izbjegavati bojkottál memboikot sniðganga boicottare ボイコットする 배척하다 boikotuoti boikotēt memboikot boycotten boikotte bojkotować boicotar a boicota бойкотировать bojkotovať bojkotirati bojkotovati bojkotta คว่ำบาตร boykot etmek 距絕跟...來往 бойкотувати صحبت سے خارج کرنا ، قطع تعلق کرنا tẩy chay 距绝跟...来往

n

a refusal to deal with a firm etc. boikot отказ تحریم חֶרֶם किसी कंपनी इत्यादि से कारोबार करने से इनकार izbjegavanje 거래 거부, 불매 동맹 boikots pemulauan bojkot การคว่ำบาตร бойкот کاروبار منقطع کرنا sự tẩy chay