Meanings
bds1
- pluralplural of bd
BDS2
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (academic qualification to practise dentistry in the UK and most of the Commonwealth except Canada)
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions.
The BDS movement aims to pressure Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and to respect the rights of Palestinians. The movement advocates for boycotts of Israeli products, divestment from companies operating in Israeli settlements, and sanctions against Israel.
2023 October 15, Julian Gen, The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Comprehensive Introduction: The History, Politics, and Culture Behind the Ongoing Struggle, Red Dot Publications, page 2081 more example
In the essay, Gessen, who uses they, criticised Germany’s unequivocal support of Israel, drawing attention to the Bundestag’s 2019 resolution condemning the Israel boycott movement BDS as antisemitic and quoting a Jewish critic of Germany’s politics of Holocaust remembrance as saying memory culture had “gone haywire”.
2023 December 14, Kate Connolly, “Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- USabbreviationderogatoryinitialismslanguncountablegovernmentInitialism of Bush derangement syndrome.
Coordinate term: Trump derangement syndrome
BDs3
- pluralplural of BD
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