boycotting
1Boycotting — • Practice named after Captain Boycott, against whom this form of ostracism had great effect Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Boycotting Boycotting …
2Boycotting — Boycott Boy cott , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boycotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boycotting}.] [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.] To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold… …
3boycotting — boy·cott || bɔɪkÉ™t n. ban, embargo, refusal to purchase or use a product v. ban, place an embargo upon, refuse to purchase or use a product …
4Friendship Games — logo Motto Sport, Friendship, Peace Purpose For athletes who didn t participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics The Friendship Games or Friendship 84 (Russian …
5Miss World 2002 — Titlecard Date December 7, 2002 Presenters Sean Kanan, and Claire Elizabeth Smith Entertainment …
6Durban Review Conference — The Durban Review Conference is the official name of the 2009 United Nations World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), also known as Durban II. The conference ran from Monday 20 April to Friday 24 April 2009, and took place at the United Nations… …
7Olympic Games scandals and controversies — The Olympic Games is a major international multi sport event. During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games were a subject of many scandals and controversies. Some states boycotted the Games on various occasions, often as a sign of protest …
81976 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXI Olympiad Host city Montreal, Quebec, Canada Nations participating 92 Athletes par …
9Farm Labor Organizing Committee — Infobox Union name= FLOC full name= Farm Labor Organizing Committee founded= 1967 country= United States office= Toledo, Ohio people= website= [http://www.floc.com/ www.floc.com] affiliation= AFL CIO members= 23,300 native name= current= head=… …
10international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
