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boycott1 verbboycott2 noun boycottboy‧cott1 /ˈbɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]   boycott1Origin: 1800-1900 Charles Boycott (1832-97), English official in Ireland who refused to reduce rents, so the local people refused to do any business with him VERB TABLEboycott |
| Present | I, you, we, they | boycott | | he, she, it | boycotts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | boycotted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have boycotted | | he, she, it | has boycotted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had boycotted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will boycott | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have boycotted |
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| Present | I | am boycotting | | he, she, it | is boycotting | | you, we, they | are boycotting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was boycotting | | you, we, they | were boycotting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been boycotting | | he, she, it | has been boycotting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been boycotting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be boycotting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been boycotting |
- Several countries have said they may boycott next year's Olympic Games.
- Six countries have threatened to boycott the Olympics.
- Students have threatened to boycott certain banks as a protest at their investment policies.
- Angry taxi drivers responded by boycotting a planned workshop on treating customers courteously.
- Four years ago seven leading men threatened to boycott the event because they considered the prize money too low.
- Fretilín announced that it would boycott the investigation, dismissing military guarantees of safety for those giving evidence to the commission.
- It involved a group of white-owned businesses in Mississippi being boycotted by civil rights groups accusing them of racist practices.
- Opposition parties are boycotting the vote.
- Some Ulster Unionists have already declared they would boycott him if he were chosen.
- The former Soviet-bloc countries boycotted the 1984 Olympics in response to the boycott of the 1980 Games in Moscow.
► protest to do something to show publicly that you disagree with something – used especially when a large group of people do this together: · Huge crowds gathered in the capital protesting against the war.· Drivers blocked roads around the capital to protest about the rising cost of fuel. ► march to walk in a large group from one place to another in order to protest about something: · Hundreds of students marched through the city in protest against the employment laws. ► demonstrate to walk or stand somewhere in a large group, in order to protest about something: · About 200 people were demonstrating outside the US Embassy.· Environmentalists have been demonstrating against plans to dump waste at sea. ► riot to protest by behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way: · Hundreds of workers rioted after pay negotiations broke down.· The prisoners were rioting against their appalling conditions. ► boycott to protest about the actions of a company, country, or industry by refusing to buy something, or refusing to go to a place or event: · They may boycott the next Olympic Games.· Shoppers are boycotting battery-farmed eggs. ► hold/stage a sit-in to protest by refusing to leave a place: · The students have been staging a sit-in to protest about overcrowding at the polytechnic. ► go on a hunger strike (also go on hunger strike British English) to protest by refusing to eat: · Maynard went on a hunger strike to protest his innocence. to show publicly that you disagree with something► protest if people protest about something, they show that they think it is wrong or unfair, for example by holding public meetings or writing letters to politicians: · When the army took power, huge crowds gathered in the capital to protest.protest about/against: · Prisoners had climbed onto the roof to protest about conditions in the jail.protest something American: · a huge crowd of students protesting the globalization of trade ► demonstrate to protest about something in an organized way, by having a large outdoor meeting or by marching through the streets: · Thousands of people demonstrated outside the parliament building last night.demonstrate against: · Thousands of workers and students demonstrated against US involvement in the war. ► march to walk with a large group of people from one place to another, in order to show that you do not agree with something: march through/to etc: · Over ten thousand workers marched through the capital demanding higher wages.march on: · Several thousand people marched on the French embassy. ► boycott to not buy something, not go somewhere, or not take part in an event, in order to protest about the actions of a country or company: · Students have threatened to boycott certain banks as a protest at their investment policies.· Several countries have said they may boycott next year's Olympic Games. ► riot if a large group of people riot , they protest about something by fighting the police, damaging public buildings, or setting fire to things: · Prisoners in several jails have rioted in protest at their appalling conditions.· Gangs of youths rioted for two nights on the streets of the capital. ► call for a boycott· In 1980 he called for a boycott of the Olympic Games. ► boycott an election (=refuse to take part in an election as a protest)· Opposition parties have threatened to boycott the elections. ► boycott an event (=refuse to go to an event as a protest)· The games went ahead despite threats to boycott the event. NOUN► election· This represented a significant concession to the opposition, which had otherwise threatened to boycott the election.· The Communists tried to boycott the election in the South, too, but the effort failed.· The four major opposition parties reportedly decided to boycott the Nov. 29 elections in protest at alleged unfair election conditions.· The main opposition parties had boycotted the elections.· Only hours before polls closed late yesterday afternoon, Mr Rafsanjani urged voters not to boycott the election.· According to the report the majority of parties had indicated that they would boycott the election.· All major opposition parties boycotted local elections in November 1990 because they believed that the results would be rigged. ► meeting· Both had immediately boycotted Cabinet meetings. ► opposition· The main opposition parties had boycotted the elections.· A further round of voting was then ordered, and the opposition boycotted it.· All major opposition parties boycotted local elections in November 1990 because they believed that the results would be rigged.· The birth takes place under threatening skies. Opposition parties are boycotting the vote. ► party· The four major opposition parties reportedly decided to boycott the Nov. 29 elections in protest at alleged unfair election conditions.· The main opposition parties had boycotted the elections.· All major opposition parties boycotted local elections in November 1990 because they believed that the results would be rigged.· Opposition parties are boycotting the vote.· The Bûcherons candidate stood in defiance of an instruction by the party leader to boycott the elections.· With opposition groups still voicing concerns about the March poll date, 16 of the 48 registered political parties boycotted the election. ► test· The Patten plan, detailed in a Government draft circular, risks further heightening confrontation with teachers already boycotting national curriculum tests. ► vote· Opposition parties are boycotting the vote. VERB► call· He is calling for shoppers to boycott Star Discount and wants the council to take legal action against the company.· He has called for advertisers to boycott these shows and for stations to stop airing them. ► threaten· This represented a significant concession to the opposition, which had otherwise threatened to boycott the election.· Voucher trouble Shopworkers' union Usdaw has threatened to boycott the government's voucher system for asylum seekers as protests gather momentum.· Four years ago seven leading men threatened to boycott the event because they considered the prize money too low.· Indigenous organizations had threatened to boycott the presidential and congressional elections unless their demands were met. ► urge· Now Jim Wade, who is one of Eurotunnel's founding shareholders, is urging bikers to boycott the service.· Only hours before polls closed late yesterday afternoon, Mr Rafsanjani urged voters not to boycott the election.· Residents are being urged to boycott the supermarket blamed for most of the problems. to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting:  We boycott all products tested on animals.boycott1 verbboycott2 noun boycottboycott2 ●○○ noun [countable] - a boycott of the peace talks
- Farmers are calling for a boycott of all imported meat.
- A boycott of classes also began in support of the hunger strikers.
- No strike deadline has been set, nor has a full-fledged boycott been called.
- Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters' Association called for a boycott of all matches.
- School boycotts were organized, and tens of thousands of black kids were kept home.
- Should all this be conveniently forgotten now that the boycott is about to be lifted?
- The final version merely required firms to report to the Commerce Department whenever they complied with the boycott.
- The firm staged the one-day boycott yesterday to put pressure on Liverpool City Council to pay up.
ways of protesting about something► protest · The school has received over 3,000 letters of protest.· The protest begun by Soweto children rapidly spread throughout the country.mass protest (=a protest by a lot of people) · Over fifteen thousand people held a mass protest against racism in the country's capital.storm of protest (=a lot of angry protest) · The shooting provoked a storm of protest.in protest at/against · Prisoners have been holding hunger strikes in protest against their living conditions.· Public employees have threatened mass resignations in protest at the plans. ► demonstration also demo British when a large number of people come together to protest about something, by having an outdoor meeting or marching through the streets: · The police had to break up yesterday's animal rights demonstration.· Some of the marchers called to us to come and join the demo.demonstration against: · Over 3,000 people took part in a demonstration against the dumping of nuclear waste at sea. ► march when a large group of people walk in an organized way from one place to another in order to protest about something: · Thousands of students took part in the march.protest march: · Local trade union leaders joined in the protest march against cuts in government spending. ► boycott when people protest against the actions of a country or company, for example by not buying its products, not attending its events etc: boycott of: · Farmers are calling for a boycott of all imported meat.· a boycott of the peace talks ► riot violent and illegal behaviour by a large group of people in order to protest against something that they think is unfair and that has made them very angry: · Altogether the riots cost 130 lives and well over $700 million in property damage.· Racial tension boiled over in the inner city riots which spread across the nation last week. ► sit-in when people refuse to leave the place where they work or study until they are given the things they are asking for: · Workers at the factory organized a sit-in to draw attention to their grievances. ► organize ... boycott They are now trying to organize a boycott. ► called for ... boycott He called for a boycott of the elections. ► call for a boycott· In 1980 he called for a boycott of the Olympic Games. ► boycott an election (=refuse to take part in an election as a protest)· Opposition parties have threatened to boycott the elections. ► boycott an event (=refuse to go to an event as a protest)· The games went ahead despite threats to boycott the event. NOUN► consumer· However, consumer boycotts can often do more harm than good. VERB► call· Animal rights groups have called for a tourism boycott in protest against the plan.· Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew, it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm.· Opposition groups in exile had rejected the terms of the Constitution and called for a boycott.· Groups demanding an autonomous Sikh state have already called for a boycott of the elections.· Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters' Association called for a boycott of all matches. ► end· It was reported on Aug. 30 that the Sacred Union had decided to end its boycott.· Students had defied an earlier instruction from the King to end the boycott, the second in six months. ► join· There have even been attempts to pressurise Desmond Haynes, the island's sole representative, into joining the boycott.· The percentage of respondents declaring that they had considered or had actually joined a boycott rose in fifteen of the twenty-one countries.· Fuss Mr Wilmot's six assistant chief constables are likely to join the boycott in November. ► lead· S.-led boycott of the Moscow Games.· The ruling, primarily intended as a safety measure, could lead to a widespread boycott by disabled entrants. ► organize· In mid-May blacks in the neighbouring township of Thabong organized a boycott of white-owned shops in Welkom.· Attempts to organize boycotts of contributions by employers of servants were apparently unsuccessful. ► threaten· They have threatened strikes, boycotts and demonstrations if the sale and break-up go ahead. an act of boycotting something, or the period of time when it is boycotted: They are now trying to organize a boycott.boycott of/on/against a boycott on GM crops He called for a boycott of the elections. |