economic boycott

Frequency: 8.07.5 per million words

a boycott involving financial and trade restrictions against a country or company

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  • Several countries imposed an economic boycott on the rogue nation.
  • The economic boycott led to severe shortages of essential goods.
  • Activists are calling for an economic boycott of companies that use child labor.
  • How effective can an economic boycott be without international consensus?
  • Despite the long-standing economic boycott, the regime has managed to stay in power.
  • Organizing a worldwide economic boycott requires significant coordination and public support.
  • If the sanctions fail, an economic boycott might be the next step.
  • The history of the 20th century is filled with examples of nations using an economic boycott as a political tool.
  • An economic boycott was threatened by the trade union to protest the new labor laws.
  • The international community is debating whether to lift the economic boycott following the recent reforms.