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BOYCOTT [24 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diplomatie
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Comportement de groupes sociaux ou d'États consistant à entraver le transport ou la vente de marchandises [...] en vue d'exercer une pression sur un groupe, une société, un État.

OBS

L'emploi de «boycott» est critiqué comme synonyme non standard de «boycottage».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diplomacia
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Actitud colectiva de rechazo sistemático de mantener relaciones económicas con una persona o un grupo de personas (o países) con el fin de ejercer sobre ellas una presión o represalias.

OBS

boicot; boicoteo: El término "boicot" [...] y su sinónimo "boicoteo" son las formas adecuadas en español para referirse a la acción que intenta obstaculizar el desarrollo de una determinada actividad.

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Record 2 2021-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diplomacy
  • International Relations
CONT

Canada will proceed with a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, meaning government officials won't attend but athletes can continue to compete.

CONT

… the White House is expected to announce that neither [the] President nor any other U.S. [United States] government officials will attend the Beijing Games. This diplomatic boycott is intended … as a way to respond to the Chinese government's human rights abuses without impacting U.S. athletes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diplomatie
  • Relations internationales
CONT

Le Canada va se joindre au mouvement de boycottage diplomatique des Jeux olympiques de Pékin pour protester contre le traitement que la Chine réserve à la minorité musulmane ouïgoure, dans la province du Xinjiang.

CONT

[…] le gouvernement américain […] a finalement choisi le boycottage diplomatique : les États-Unis n'enverront aucun représentant diplomatique aux Jeux olympiques et paralympiques d'hiver de Pékin […]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diplomacia
  • Relaciones internacionales
CONT

Estados Unidos anunció un boicot diplomático de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing 2022 citando abusos a los derechos humanos, en una medida que no impedirá que los atletas estadounidenses compitan.

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Record 3 2016-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Social Policy (General)
OBS

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Politiques sociales (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Disputes
  • Union Activities
DEF

Concerted action on the part of employees and a union to refuse to patronize or to do business with an employer.

OBS

See also: black verb, blacking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conflits du travail
  • Action syndicale
DEF

[...] action concertée visant à faire pression sur un employeur en conflit avec ses employés soit par la rupture des relations d'emploi avec cet employeur, soit par la détérioration des rapports d'affaires qu'il entretient avec ses clients ou ses fournisseurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conflictos del trabajo
  • Actividades sindicales
OBS

El término boicot —mejor que boycott o boicó— y su sinónimo boicoteo son las formas adecuadas en español para referirse a la acción destinada a entorpecer o impedir que una persona o empresa desarrolle normalmente su actividad, a menudo como medida de presión [...] El Diccionario panhispánico de dudas propone esos dos términos y sus plurales boicots y boicoteos como formas adaptadas de la voz inglesa boycott, y recomienda no hacer uso de la adaptación boicó.

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Record 5 2004-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Official Documents
CONT

However, any agreement can only be registered after the production of a valid boycott certificate. All goods imported into Kuwait must have a certificate indicating the country of origin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Documents officiels
CONT

[...] citons par exemple le certificat de surgélation ou le certificat de boycott attestant que le bateau ne figure pas sur une liste noire du pays de destination.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
Key term(s)
  • boycottage primaire

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Disputes
DEF

Boycott by employees of their own employer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conflits du travail
DEF

Boycottage effectué par des travailleurs contre leur propre employeur avec qui ils ont un conflit.

OBS

L'expression boycottage primaire est rarement utilisée, sinon par opposition à boycottage secondaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conflictos del trabajo
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Record 8 2001-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Union Activities
DEF

... a refusal by employees to handle or do further work on goods owned or manufactured by someone other than their employer, the purpose being to place indirect pressure upon the owner or manufacturer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Action syndicale
DEF

Boycottage où des employés refusent de manipuler ou de transformer des biens manufacturés par un employeur autre que le leur.

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Union Activities
DEF

... refusal to deal with a neutral party in a labour dispute, usually accompanied by a demand that he bring pressure upon the employer involved in the dispute to accede to the boycotters' terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Action syndicale
DEF

Boycottage exercé sur un tiers qui entretient des relations d'affaires [...] avec l'employeur finalement visé dans cette action concertée.

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Disputes
DEF

General refusal to buy an employer's products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conflits du travail
DEF

Boycottage secondaire incitant le public à refuser de se procurer marchandises et services d'une entreprise en conflit avec un groupe de travailleurs organisés ou non en syndicat.

Spanish

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Record 11 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • National Policies
OBS

London; 9 February 1985.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Politiques nationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
  • Políticas nacionales
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Record 12 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Committees and Boards (Admin.)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Comités et commissions (Admin.)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Comités y juntas (Admón.)
  • Comercio exterior
Key term(s)
  • Comité Internacional del Boicoteo contra Nestlé
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Record 13 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Diplomacy
OBS

Launched by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement; seeks the boycott of South African products and of national corporations with interests in South Africa.

Key term(s)
  • Boycott Apartheid Campaign
  • Boycott Apartheid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Diplomatie
Key term(s)
  • Boycott Apartheid

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de acontecimientos
  • Diplomacia
Key term(s)
  • Boicoteo del apartheid
  • Boicot del apartheid
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Record 14 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seminar Titles
  • Diplomacy
OBS

Organized by the Special Committee against Apartheid in 1987.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de séminaires
  • Diplomatie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de seminarios
  • Diplomacia
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Record 15 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Labour Disputes
  • Union Activities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Conflits du travail
  • Action syndicale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de documentos y obras
  • Conflictos del trabajo
  • Actividades sindicales
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Record 16 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Foreign Trade
  • International Relations
OBS

Established in the late 40s to boycott Israeli firms and firms that trade with Isreal.

OBS

Spanish version is different.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Comercio exterior
  • Relaciones internacionales
Key term(s)
  • oficina árabe del boicot
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Record 17 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Main Office supervises the activities of the local offices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Diplomatie
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Diplomacia
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 18 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

Anti-apartheid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
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Record 19 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • National Policies
OBS

North America/Caracas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Politiques nationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Políticas nacionales
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Record 20 1995-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Division of International Animal Rights Alliance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 21 1994-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

Also referred to as Special Bureau for Boycotting Israel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 22 1992-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Individuals concerned about animal rights issues, and other concerns related to the environment, consumer health, and world hunger. Absorbed: Boycott McDonald's Coalition

Key term(s)
  • Boycott McDonald's Coalition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 23 1989-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Union Activities
DEF

... a strike.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Action syndicale
DEF

Grève.

Spanish

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Record 24 1986-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Law of Contracts (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

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