Definition of Boycotting. Meaning of Boycotting. Synonyms of Boycotting

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Definition of Boycotting

Boycotting
Boycott Boy"cott`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boycotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boycotting.] [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.] 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.

Meaning of Boycotting from wikipedia

- Frequently, however, the threat of boycotting a business is an empty threat, with no significant effect on sales. The word boycott entered the English language...
- Boycott, Baroness Boycott (born 13 May 1951) is a British journalist and feminist. The daughter of Major Charles Boycott and Betty Le Sueur Boycott,...
- An election boycott is the boycotting of an election by a group of voters, each of whom abstains from voting. Boycotting may be used as a form of political...
- actor Stephen Fry, signed a statement against boycotting Eurovision in Israel: "We believe the cultural boycott movement is an affront to both Palestinians...
- Brothers: Boycotting Israel Is a Mistake". Haaretz. City Mouse Online. Coorsh, Karolyn (20 July 2011). "Reggae star Ziggy Marley rejects calls to boycott Israel"...
- Look up boycott in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A boycott is an organized ostracism as a means of protest. Boycott may also refer to: Wikimedia Commons...
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boycott said that he had lost £6,000 of his investment in the estate. 'Boycotting' had strengthened the power of the...
- Sir Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who pla**** cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes...
- An anti-boycott, counter-boycott, or buycott is the excess buying of a particular brand or product in an attempt to counter a boycott of the same brand...
- The Limerick boycott, also known as the Limerick pogrom, was an economic boycott waged against the small Jewish community in Limerick, Ireland, between...