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Boycott
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.