boycott
[verb]
Synonyms: embargo, ban, bar, black, exclude, outlaw, prohibit, refuse, reject

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English Thesaurus: complaint, make a complaint, complaint about, formal complaint, letters of complaint, ...

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Boycott, Geof‧frey /ˈdʒefri/
1940–) an English cricketer, born in Yorkshire, who was a very successful batsman and played for Yorkshire and the English national team for over twenty years. He later became a cricket commentator and is known for his strong opinions about the game.

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I. boy‧cott¹ /ˈbɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Charles Boycott (1832-97), English official in Ireland who refused to reduce rents, so the local people refused to do any business with him]
to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting:
We boycott all products tested on animals.

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II. boycott² noun [countable]
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.

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boycott
noun
ADJ. mass, total, worldwide | consumer, economic, trade a consumer boycott of GM foods
VERB + BOYCOTT declare, impose, introduce Opposition groups declared a boycott of the elections.
call for, threaten Lawyers threatened a boycott of the courts.
end, lift Politicians want to end their boycott of the talks.
join There is pressure on the biggest union to join the boycott.
BOYCOTT + NOUN campaign
PREP. ~ by a boycott by international singers
~ of The group is calling for a mass consumer boycott of these products.
~ on The US has imposed a boycott on some European goods.

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boycott
verb
ADV. officially
VERB + BOYCOTT threaten to | call on sb to, urge sb to They have urged people to boycott foreign products.

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complaint something that you say or write when you are complaining, especially to someone in an official position:
If you have any complaints, please contact our customer relations department.
Our main complaint is the poor standard of service.
If you have a complaint, you should write to the manager.
⇒ make a complaint:
Some employees are worried about what will happen to them if they make a complaint.
⇒ complaint about:
Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.
⇒ formal complaint:
Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police.
⇒ letters of complaint:
The commission has so far received nearly 10,000 letters of complaint.
protest when someone complains publicly about something that they think is wrong or unfair and should not be allowed to happen:
Despite their protests, the students’ fees were increased.
⇒ in protest (=as a way of making a protest):
When two members of the team were dismissed, the rest of them walked out in protest.
⇒ protest against:
The ambassador lodged a formal protest against the proposals.
⇒ ignore somebody’s protests:
Ignoring my protests, he took off his jacket and wrapped it around my shoulders.
grievance something that you feel unhappy about because you think that you have been treated unfairly – use this especially about an official complaint you make about the place where you work: file a grievance (=officially complain):
She filed a grievance last year after her supervisor refused to promote her.
⇒ grievance against:
Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the arbitration committee.
⇒ air a grievance (=discuss a grievance publicly):
The meetings give employees the opportunity to express their views or air grievances.
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 agianst 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.

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fight a situation in which people hit or attack each other because of an argument, or as a sport:
He had a fight with an older boy.
the famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
battle a fight between opposing armies or groups of people:
The English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings.
a battle between two rival gangs
scuffle a short fight that is not very violent:
There was a short scuffle with the police, but no arrests were made.
punch-up British English informal a fight in which people hit each other because of an argument:
The game turned into a punch-up.
brawl a noisy fight between a group of people:
He was hurt in a drunken brawl.
altercation formal a short noisy argument or fight, especially one that is not serious:
There was a brief altercation and someone called the police.
riot a fight involving a large number of people, especially people who are protesting about something:
The book provoked riots all over Europe.
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.
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.

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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 agianst 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.

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