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  • 61Boycott (film) — Infobox Film name = Boycott image size = caption = director = Mohsen Makhmalbaf producer = writer = narrator = starring = Majid Majidi music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1985 runtime = 114 min. / 85 min. (USA) country =… …

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  • 62boycott — 1 verb (T) to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting: We boycott all products tested on animals. 2 noun (C) an act of boycotting something, or the period of time when it is boycotted (+… …

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  • 63boycott — [ˈbɔɪˌkɒt] verb [T] to protest about something by not taking part in an event or not buying certain products Turkey threatened to boycott the conference.[/ex] boycott noun [C] …

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  • 64boycott — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shun; blackball. See resistance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. withhold patronage, hold aloof from, blacklist, avoid; see bar 2 , ostracize , strike 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v …

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  • 65boycott — verb withdraw from commercial or social relations with (someone) as a punishment or protest. ↘refuse to buy or handle (goods) for this reason. noun an act of boycotting. Origin from the name of Captain Charles C. Boycott, an Irish land agent so… …

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  • 66boycott — 1. verb they boycotted the elections Syn: spurn, snub, shun, avoid, abstain from, wash one s hands of, turn one s back on, reject, veto Ant: support 2. noun a boycott of imported lumber Syn: ban, v …

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  • 67boycott — 1. verb they boycotted the election Syn: shun, snub, spurn, avoid, abstain from, reject, veto Ant: support 2. noun a boycott on the use of tropical timbers Syn: ban, veto, embargo …

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  • 68boycott — boikotas statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Vienos šalies vartotojų atsisakymas pirkti kitoje šalyje pagamintas prekes. Paprastai kyla dėl ekonominių ir politinių priežasčių – taip išreiškiamas pasipiktinimas boikotuojamos valstybės politika.… …

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  • 69boycott — / bɔɪkɒt/ noun a refusal to buy or to deal in certain products ● The union organised a boycott against or of imported cars. ■ verb to refuse to buy or deal in a product ● We are boycotting all imports from that country. ♦ the management has… …

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  • 70boycott — / bɔɪkɒt/ noun a refusal to buy or to deal in certain products ● The union organised a boycott against or of imported cars. ■ verb to refuse to buy or deal in a product ● We are boycotting all imports from that country. ♦ the management has… …

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