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Pronunciation / Transliteration: boycott
"Ils ont décidé de boycotter le produit en raison de ses pratiques éthiques."
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
The term 'boycott' originates from the name of Charles Boycott, an English land agent in Ireland during the late 19th century. In 1880, he was socially ostracized by his community as a form of protest against his oppressive practices, leading to the term's adoption to describe the act of withdrawing from social or commercial relations as a form of protest.
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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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