to boycott
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- verb
- /ˈbɔɪkɑt/
- If you want to make a statement, you should boycott products that harm the environment.
- boycott goods
- threaten to boycott
- boycott the election
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Watch on YouTubeThey did not see a president boycott the inauguration.
- They did not see a president boycott the inauguration.
- And I think the last one you want to boycott is, in fact, academic cooperation.
- It's like the idea of stripping people, banning people, boycotting.
- So I'm I'm building towards boycotting drive through.
- One northern Nigerian state, in fact, boycotted Nigeria's overall vaccine program for five years.
- Surprised, Trump also talked about the members of Congress who it turns out are boycotting his inauguration.
- Hey, but let's boycott the Olympics until China comes clean about the Wuhan virus here.
- But honestly, I think I'm just gonna boycott the meeting this morning and I'll call my team later.
- The backdrop to the to that is all of these discussions leading up to the Olympics about whether to boycott or not they decide to go.
Examples
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The farm workers were not to pick grapes, and the public was encouraged to boycott various grape products.
Academic text (1995) -
Narrator 2: Most African Americans and some white people did boycott the buses.
Fiction book (1999) -
We should shame, boycott and try to shut those places down.
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The way to fight this is to boycott the city buses.
Fiction book (2001) -
So now there are growing calls for people to boycott Equinox and Soul Cycle.
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A voice on the radio announced that President Carter was boycotting the Moscow Summer Olympics.
Fiction book (1991) -
More than 50 House Democrats boycotted the inauguration of President Trump.
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Outspoken teachers were fired, and students who boycotted classes were dropped from the school registers.
Academic text (1991) -
1955: Thousands of African-Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, boycott buses to protest segregation.
Academic text (2011) -
Many activists decided to boycott the store to protest its unfair labor practices.
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Etymology
Boycott comes from the same real story: people refused to deal with Captain Boycott in Ireland in the 1880s as a form of protest. So to boycott something is to 'refuse to buy, use, or take part' as a way to force change.