Boycott (Verb)
Meaning
Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The environmental group decided to boycott the factory due to their destructive manufacturing practices.
- Many activists called for consumers to boycott the retail giant unless it agreed to pay a living wage to its employees.
- The government threatened to boycott the company if they continued to sell goods that had not met the country's safety standards.
- Several athletes choose to boycott the sporting event in response to the host country's human rights record.
- The city council voted to boycott the corporation until they agreed to clean up the pollution caused by one of their facilities.