boycott

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
  2. verb refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Etymology

From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.

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