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| boy·cott [ bóy kòt ] (past and past participle boy·cott·ed, present participle boy·cott·ing, 3rd person present singular boy·cotts) |
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refuse to deal with something: to cease or refuse to deal with something such as an organization, a company, or a process, as a protest against it or as an effort to force it to become more acceptable
 Some called for the elections to be boycotted, insisting they were rigged.
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| [Late 19th century. After Captain Charles Boycott (1832-1897), estate manager in Ireland] |
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