📖 Definitions of "Boycotts"
noun
- 1
The act of boycotting.
verb
- 1
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Boycotts"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crossroadsnoun | A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads. |
| embargoesnoun | A ban on trade with another country. |
| embargosnoun | A ban on trade with another country. |
| interruptsnoun | (computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition. |
| intersectionnoun | The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. |
| junctionnoun | A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. |
| provincesnoun | The part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a hinterland. See provincial. |
| resistsverb | (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept. |
| protestsnoun | A formal objection, especially one by a group. |
| blacklistingnoun | The act of placing onto a blacklist. |
| defundingnoun | An instance of something being defunded; withdrawal of funds. |
| defundverb | (transitive, chiefly US) To cancel funding for. |
| protestnoun | A formal objection, especially one by a group. |
| divestmentnoun | (finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset. |
| banningnoun | The act by which something is banned; a prohibition. |
| protestingverb | Protestation. |
| blockadesnoun | The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out. |
| sanctionsnoun | (chiefly in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body. |
| ostracizeverb | (by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. |
| cancellationsnoun | The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself. |
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