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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBoycott
/ˈbɔɪ.kɒt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A punitive measure whereby individuals or groups refuse to engage with a person, organization, or country to express disapproval or to force change.
"The activists organized a boycott of the company's products to protest against its labor practices."
- 1
To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest.
"Many consumers decided to boycott the brand after the controversy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the name of Captain Charles Boycott, an English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized by his local community in 1880 during a land agitation organized by the Irish Land League. The practice of social and economic isolation quickly caught on and entered the English language as both a noun and a verb.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Boycott" is said worldwide
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boycott
Transliteration: boycott
"Ils ont décidé de boycotter le produit en raison de ses pratiques éthiques."
Boykott
Transliteration: boɪˈkɔt
"Die Aktivisten riefen zu einem Boykott des Unternehmens auf."
boicottaggio
Transliteration: boi.kotˈtaʤo
"Hanno organizzato un boicottaggio contro l'azienda."
boicot
Transliteration: boiˈkot
"Decidieron hacer un boicot a la marca después del escándalo."
boicote
Transliteration: boiˈkoti
"Os consumidores decidiram boicotar o produto."
बहिष्कार
Transliteration: bahishkaar
"उन्होंने कंपनी के खिलाफ बहिष्कार का आयोजन किया।"
抵制
Transliteration: dǐzhì
"他们决定抵制这家公司的产品。"
보이콧
Transliteration: boikot
"그들은 회사의 제품에 대한 보이콧을 조직했다."
ボイコット
Transliteration: boikotto
"彼らはその企業に対するボイコットを呼びかけた。"
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