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   boycott

   /ˈbɔɪkɒt/

   verb

   • 1. withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest: "we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme"
   • ▪ refuse to buy or handle (goods) as a punishment or protest: "an advert urges consumers to boycott the firm's coffee"
   • ▪ refuse to cooperate with or participate in (a policy or event): "most parties indicated that they would boycott the election"

   noun

   • 1. a punitive ban on relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods: "a boycott of the negotiations"

   Word Origin from the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), an Irish land agent so treated in 1880, in an attempt instigated by the Irish Land League to get rents reduced.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • O

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   • Y

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   • C

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   • O

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