English dictionary
boycott
/'b//Oi//k/A/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913