Definition of "boycott" []

• To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion. See Synonyms at blackball. (verb-transitive)
• The act or an instance of boycotting. (noun)

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• "Monroe said the unions are being careful not to use the term "boycott" because they don't want damage Obama's re-election prospects."
• "The term boycott only dates to 1880 in Ireland and Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott."
• "Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum or your thoughts on the Israeli government, this boycott is a misguided and dangerous effort that threatens the entire filmmaking community and, indeed, freedom of speech and artistic expression."