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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting
A
taxation
B
boycott
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Britannica Dictionary definition of BOYCOTT. [+ object] : 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -boycott : to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.)

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -What is a boycott? A boycott is a collective and organized ostracism applied in labour, economic, political, or social relations to protest practices that are regarded as unfair. The boycott was popularized by Charles Stewart Parnell during the Irish land agitation of 1880 to protest high rents and land evictions.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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