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BOYCOTT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("boycott" is a kind of...):

dissent; objection; protest (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)

Derivation:

boycott (refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "boycott" is one way to...):

ostracise; ostracize (avoid speaking to or dealing with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

patronise; patronize (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)

Derivation:

boycott (a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies)

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