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The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and derives from Captain Charles Boycott, the land agent of an absentee landlord, Lord Erne, who lived in County Mayo, Ireland. Captain Boycott was the target of social ostracism organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. As harvests had been poor that year, Lord Erne ...
An election boycott is the boycotting of an election by a group of voters, each of whom abstains from voting. Boycotting may be used as a form of political protest where voters feel that electoral fraud is likely, or that the electoral system is biased against its candidates, that the polity organizing the election lacks legitimacy, or that the candidates running are very unpopular.
Charles Boycott (origin of the term boycott) Desired land reform in Ireland [citation needed] 1891: Iranian Shia: United Kingdom: The Shah's granting of a tobacco monopoly to Britain: Tobacco Protest: 1891-1950 Australian unionists and local residents Local publicans and hotels around Australia
The drama surrounding Starbucks does not stop at consumer boycotts. The lawsuit barrage between the company and its workers is just one example of how the two sides of been disputing for the past ...
Diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics aim to snub host nations while keeping athletes free to compete. A small cascade of government boycotts hit China on Wednesday, less than two months before the ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Abbreviation BDS Formation 9 July 2005 (2005-07-09) Founder Omar Barghouti, Ramy Shaat Type Nonprofit organization Purpose Boycotts, political activism General Coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa Main organ Palestinian BDS National Committee Website bdsmovement.net A BDS ...
Three of the largest civil rights groups in the country issued Florida travel advisories in an effort to draw attention to the presidential candidate’s far-right campaign, Alex Woodward reports
The boycott began in response to a social media promotion the company conducted with actress and TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender woman. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On April 1, 2023, as part of a larger campaign to address Bud Light's decline in sales and attract younger audiences, [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Mulvaney promoted the company's Bud Light beer ...