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Meanings of boycott in English

Portuguese
boicotar
Catalan
boicotejar
Spanish
boicotear

Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with.

        boicotar
        Russian
        бойкот
        Portuguese
        boicote
        Spanish
        boicot
        Catalan
        boicot

        Act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country.

              бойкот
              Usage of boycott in English
              1
              Imagine the impact of a similar such boycott across the Irish Sea.
              The Guardian
              2
              Publicly, state media called for a boycott of all things South Korean.
              Reuters
              3
              The oil-producer held elections a month ago, marred by an opposition boycott.
              Reuters
              4
              Many opposition parties say they will boycott the elections called by Mursi.
              Reuters
              5
              Early Monday morning, he publicly advocated a boycott on all Sony products.
              Wired
              6
              Both NGOs are among a group that plans to boycott the law.
              Reuters
              7
              Thailand held elections on Sunday despite a boycott from the opposition party.
              BBC
              8
              There's a movement in Australia to boycott Bali as a holiday situation.
              Radio NZ
              9
              A boycott would damage the credibility of the vote and prolong uncertainty.
              Reuters
              10
              But there was little doubt about the outcome given the opposition boycott.
              Reuters
              11
              In December of that year, the Montgomery bus boycott began in Alabama.
              Ebony
              12
              Such a boycott is taken extremely seriously in the devoutly Buddhist country.
              Reuters
              13
              The bloc decided at a meeting on Wednesday to continue the boycott.
              Reuters
              14
              Threat level readers have written in to say they will boycott Regal.
              Wired
              15
              In addition, the station was received boycott threats from local Leno fans.
              Reuters
              16
              Do professors with academic freedom have the right to boycott a publisher?
              The Guardian
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              Boycott through the time
              Boycott across language varieties
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              Common
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              Common
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