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Meaning of secondary boycott | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A boycott of one organization to put pressure on another organization which is the real target.

Examples

“1962 National Labor Relations Board⟳ 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, Inc.https://web.archive.org/web/20241226164410/https://apps.nlrb.gov/link⟳/document.aspx/09031d4580ca5153”
“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 Israel.https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33961.pdf”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

secondary burial secondary care secondary cell secondary cell wall secondary color secondary colour

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