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Meaning of 'boycott' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Boycott [ 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.
2 . Boycott [ v. t.]
- 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.

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