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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.

See also

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