boycott

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verb

1

To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

There is probably not a citizen in the United States who wears a hat that has not heard of John Stetson, and does not know that the Stetson hat is one of if not the best made. For some cause the Knights [of Labor] have boycotted the Stetson hats, and have notified all dealers that if they sell them they also will be boycotted.

Unbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers.

noun

1

The act of boycotting.

[W]hat has been the actual effects of the [UFW grape] boycott? As far as one can judge, it has cut down on the grape sales in a few big city outlets. But going into its second year, the boycott is losing steam. The middle class doesn't care.

UFW and Chile solidarity boycotts of grapes had very little contact with one another, despite the extensive connections between California and Chilean fruit industries.

name

1

A hamlet in Stowe parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6636).

2

A surname.

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(noun.)

ADJ

mass, total, worldwide

consumer, economic, trade

Several countries imposed an economic boycott against the regime to pressure them into changing their policies.

VERB + BOYCOTT

declare, impose, introduce

Several countries decided to impose a boycott on goods from that company last year.

call for, threaten

Several environmental groups called for a boycott of the company after the pollution scandal.

end, lift

After months of protest, the workers decided to lift their boycott of the company.

join

Many customers decided to join the boycott after learning about the company's unfair labor practices.

BOYCOTT + NOUN

campaign

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~ by

The company faced a boycott by environmental groups protesting their plastic packaging.

~ of

Many activists organized a boycott of the company after learning about their unfair labor practices.

~ on

Several countries have placed a boycott on products from that company due to environmental concerns.

2

(verb.)

ADV

officially

VERB + BOYCOTT

threaten to

call on sb to, urge sb to

Environmental groups called on consumers to boycott companies that harm the rainforest.

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There is probably not a citizen in the United States who wears a hat that has not heard of John Stetson, and does not know that the Stetson hat is one of if not the best made. For some cause the Knigh

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Unbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers.

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But even if you weren't boycotting the film on the basis of its disgraceful necrobestiality theme, boycotting it on the basis of its vampires is reason enough.

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[W]hat has been the actual effects of the [UFW grape] boycott? As far as one can judge, it has cut down on the grape sales in a few big city outlets. But going into its second year, the boycott is los

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UFW and Chile solidarity boycotts of grapes had very little contact with one another, despite the extensive connections between California and Chilean fruit industries.

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Labor movements are a primary arena in which the boycott has been used, most notably in the grape boycott from 1965 to 1978. The boycott has a long tradition in the United States that can be traced ba

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