Boycott (Noun)
Meaning
A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The civil rights activists organized a boycott of the city's buses to protest the segregation policy.
- The country's decision to expel the foreign journalists led to a boycott of its tourism industry.
- In protest of the company's environmental policies, the environmental group announced a boycott of all its products.
- The students' union called for a boycott of the university's catering services after the administration refused to meet their demands.
- A coalition of human rights groups launched a boycott of the sportswear brand due to its connections with sweatshop labor.