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secondary boycott

secondary boycott noun: a boycott of one organization to put pressure on another organization which is the real target.

Noun

secondary boycott (plural secondary boycotts)

  1. A boycott of one organization to put pressure on another organization which is the real target.
    • The National Labor Relations Board today ruled that the Miami Printing Pressmen's union conducted unlawful secondary boycott picketing of the Detroit Free Press, which, like the Miami Herald where the Pressmen were on strike, is owned by Knight Newspapers...1962 National Labor Relations Board
    • The primary boycott prohibits citizens of an Arab League member from buying from, selling to, or entering into a business contract with either the Israeli government or an Israeli citizen. The secondary boycott extends the primary boycott to any entity world-wide that does business in...2017, Congressional Research Service

Forms of secondary boycott

pluralsecondary boycotts

Questions about secondary boycott

What does secondary boycott mean?
Secondary boycott means a boycott of one organization to put pressure on another organization which is the real target.
What part of speech is secondary boycott?
Secondary boycott is a noun.
What is the plural of secondary boycott?
The plural of secondary boycott is secondary boycotts.

Words near secondary boycott in the dictionary

  1. secondary actions
  2. secondary alcohol
  3. secondary alcohols
  4. secondary amine
  5. secondary amines
  6. secondary boycott
  7. secondary boycotts
  8. secondary burial
  9. secondary burials
  10. secondary care
  11. secondary cell

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