USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What means to boycott?
A
a person who lives in colony
B
working hard for a long time
C
a person who makes objects
D
to refuse to buy or use a product to make a point
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions. boycotting American products.

Detailed explanation-2: -verb. 1. ( transitive) to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization, etc) or refuse to buy (a product) as a protest or means of coercion. to boycott foreign produce.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -brush aside/brush off. verbignore; refuse.

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