USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When you ____ something, you refuse to buy it.
A
repealed
B
independence
C
boycott
D
delegate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To boycott means to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest; the noun boycott is the protest itself. This noun comes from the name of Charles C. Boycott, an English land agent in 19th-century Ireland who refused to reduce rents for his tenant farmers.

Detailed explanation-2: -to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval: People were urged to boycott the country’s products. The union called on its members to boycott the meeting.

Detailed explanation-3: -: to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting. plans to boycott American products. They boycotted the city’s bus system. The country’s leaders boycotted [=did not attend] the event in protest.

Detailed explanation-4: -Boycott is an act of refusal to buy, use or participate. It is a way of protesting. Here, Indians boycotted British goods in order to protest against the British rule.

Detailed explanation-5: -He said he was boycotting the vote. That led other companies to boycott its product too. It is little wonder that her party has called for a boycott of the elections. The last election was boycotted by the opposition which said that it would not be fair.

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