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Boycott vs Rally - What's the difference?

boycott | rally |

As verbs the difference between boycott and rally

is that boycott is to abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest while rally is to collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.

As nouns the difference between boycott and rally

is that boycott is the act of boycotting while rally is a demonstration; an event where people gather together to protest for or against a given cause.

As a proper noun Boycott

is A village name

boycott

English

(wikipedia boycott)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To abstain, either as an individual or group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

    • Synonyms

    * blackball * blacklist * embargo * withhold patronage

    Related terms

    * buycott

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of boycotting

    • rally

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) ralier ((etyl) rallier), from (etyl) prefix .

    Noun

    (rallies)
  • A demonstration; an event where people gather together to protest for or against a given cause
  • (squash, table tennis, tennis, badminton) A sequence of strokes between serving]] and [[score, scoring a point.
  • (motor racing) An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
  • (business, trading) A recovery after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
    • Hyponyms
    * (increase in value) (l)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
  • To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
  • * Dryden
    • The Grecians rally , and their powers unite.
  • * Tillotson
    • Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together, and to form themselves into this new world.
  • To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
  • (business, trading) To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
    • Synonyms
    * (l) * (increase in value) (l), (l)
    Antonyms
    * (increase in value) (l)
    Derived terms
    * rallying point

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) railler. See .

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
  • * Addison
    • Honeycomb raillies me upon a country life.
  • * Gay
    • Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain / Which gay Corinna rallied with disdain.

    Noun

    (-)
  • Good-humoured raillery.

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