trade boycott

Frequency: 7.56.8 per million words

a refusal to trade with a particular country or company

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Examples (10)

  • The international community imposed a strict trade boycott on the rogue nation.
  • A trade boycott was initiated in response to the country's unfair labor practices.
  • Negotiations are underway to lift the long-standing trade boycott between the two countries.
  • The country's economy suffered greatly under the weight of the international trade boycott.
  • Activists are calling for a worldwide trade boycott to protest the destruction of the rainforest.
  • Historically, a trade boycott has been a powerful, non-violent tool for political change.
  • Ending the trade boycott is seen as the first step towards normalizing diplomatic relations.
  • The sanctions included a targeted trade boycott on all military-related equipment.
  • Several nations threatened a complete trade boycott if the environmental violations continued.
  • The effectiveness of the trade boycott is still being debated by economists.