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boycott
CEFRC1
/ˈbɔɪkɒt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To refuse to buy or use something as protest.
- 02
verb
Extra detailA hamlet in Stowe parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6636).
Examples
He organized a boycott of the bus service.
In 1880, the Irish boycotted a landowner, Captain C.C. Boycott, for failing to lower rents.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsThe act of boycotting.
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
More examples
In contextUnbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers.
UFW and Chile solidarity boycotts of grapes had very little contact with one another, despite the extensive connections between California and Chilean fruit industries.
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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Origin
verb
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.