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Etymology
From Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.
Pronunciation
w:General American|GenAm? IPA|[�b�ɪk�t]
Verb
en-verb
- To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organisation as an expression of protest.
Synonyms
blackball
blacklist
embargo
withold patronage
Translations
trans-top|to abstain from from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest
Finnish: t-|fi|boikotoida
French: t+|fr|boycotter
German: t+|de|boykottieren
Hebrew: ���ר�� (le'hakhrym)
Ido: boikotar
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Polish: bojkotowa�
Russian: t+|ru|бойко�и�ова��|sc=Cyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|bojkotta
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Noun
en-noun
- The act of boycotting
Translations
trans-top|the act of boycotting
Croatian: t-|hr|bojkot|m
Finnish: t-|fi|boikotointi
French: t+|fr|boycott|m
German: t+|de|Boykott|m
Hebrew: t+|he|�ר�|m|trkherem|scHebr
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Polish: t-|pl|bojkot
Russian: t+|ru|бойко�|sc=Cyrl
Swedish: bojkott c
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