Synonym: ban, blackball, picket, revolt, strike. Similar words: cotton, cottage, tycoon, boy, mascot, at any cost, scotland, coterie. Meaning: ['bɔɪkət] 
n. a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies. v. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with.
n. a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies. v. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with. 
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61. Indigenous organizations had threatened to boycott the presidential and congressional elections unless their demands were met.
62. The ruling, primarily intended as a safety measure, could lead to a widespread boycott by disabled entrants.
63. He is calling for shoppers to boycott Star Discount and wants the council to take legal action against the company.
64. Fuss Mr Wilmot's six assistant chief constables are likely to join the boycott in November.
65. Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters' Association called for a boycott of all matches.
66. They called a protest strike for Aug. 21-23, leaving it to individual parties to decide on a boycott.
67. Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew, it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm.
68. He denied allegations that a threatened boycott of Idaho potatoes by pro-choice advocates had influenced his decision to veto the bill.
69. Voucher trouble Shopworkers' union Usdaw has threatened to boycott the government's voucher system for asylum seekers as protests gather momentum.
70. A TRAFFIC calming scheme on a Darlington estate has been modified after bus companies threatened to boycott the area.
71. Last week the eight taxi firms declared a boycott of Golcar, a Pennine village on Hudderfield's fringe.
72. The group is urging a nationwide boycott of toys manufactured with child labor.
73. He has called for advertisers to boycott these shows and for stations to stop airing them.
74. Since the boycott of eastern goods was not totally effective, it enabled Gentile merchants to establish a virtual monopoly in commerce.
75. This represented a significant concession to the opposition, which had otherwise threatened to boycott the election.
76. There have even been attempts to pressurise Desmond Haynes, the island's sole representative, into joining the boycott.
77. It was reported on Aug. 30 that the Sacred Union had decided to end its boycott.
78. Several countries have said they may boycott next year's Olympic Games.
79. The percentage of respondents declaring that they had considered or had actually joined a boycott rose in fifteen of the twenty-one countries.
80. Farmers are calling for a boycott of all imported meat.
81. Four years ago seven leading men threatened to boycott the event because they considered the prize money too low.
82. Should all this be conveniently forgotten now that the boycott is about to be lifted?
83. In mid-May blacks in the neighbouring township of Thabong organized a boycott of white-owned shops in Welkom.
84. Only hours before polls closed late yesterday afternoon,[www.Sentencedict.com] Mr Rafsanjani urged voters not to boycott the election.
85. Opposition groups in exile had rejected the terms of the Constitution and called for a boycott.
86. Even football fans may be driven to boycott the products, turn off the television set at game time or throw up.
87. They feared further repercussions at a later date because their participation in the boycott would almost certainly go into their files.
88. The boycott was sufficient to force both to testify before a special session of the lower house budget committee on Feb. 25.
89. No charter company was eager to court Arab boycott.
90. Beijing Olympics Should Britain boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?
More similar words: cotton, cottage, tycoon, boy, mascot, at any cost, scotland, coterie, boyle, by contrast, cowboy, by comparison, pageboy, boyfriend, gotta, flamboyant, motto, boysenberry, bottom, rotten, spotted, bottled, forgotten, at bottom, besotted, blotting, not to mention.