Boycott | Definition, History & Examples | Britannica
WEBMay 1, 2024 · boycott, collective and organized ostracism applied in labour, economic, political, or social relations to protest practices that are regarded as unfair. The boycott was popularized by Charles Stewart Parnell during the Irish land agitation of 1880 to protest high rents and land evictions.
Boycott Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBThe meaning of BOYCOTT is to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions.
Boycott Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
WEBBOYCOTT meaning: to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting to stop using the goods or services of (a company, country, etc.) until changes are made.
Boycott - Wikipedia
WEBA boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. It is usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons.
BOYCOTT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBboycott. noun [ C ] COMMERCE, POLITICS uk / ˈbɔɪkɒt / us. the action of refusing to buy a product, do business with a company, or take part in an activity as a way of expressing …
Montgomery Bus Boycott - Facts, Significance & Rosa Parks - HISTORY
WEBFeb 3, 2010 · The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott took place...
BOYCOTT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBBoycott definition: to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion. See examples of BOYCOTT used in a sentence.
Boycotts - The New York Times
WEBBy Jason Farago. McDonald’s to Buy Back 225 Franchised Outlets in Israel After Boycotts. The move highlighted deepening political rifts for multinational corporations in the region and...
US Diplomatic Boycott of the Winter Olympics: What to Know
WEBBy Victor Mather. Feb. 6, 2022. 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版 Leer en español. This month, the United States announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, a move that was quickly...
To Boycott or Not: The Consequences of a Protest
WEB00:00. The call for a boycott of BP in the wake of its ongoing disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is hardly surprising. The boycott, which in BP’s case was proposed by consumer group Public Citizen, is a tactic that has been used for centuries by consumers as a way to express outrage.
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