No. 3,447 in Swedish
bojkott
"Bojkott" means "boycott," referring to the act of refusing to engage with, buy from, or cooperate with an individual, organization, or country as a form of protest or punishment.
In a sentence
Jag tror att en bojkott av produkterna kan påverka företaget.
I believe that a boycott of the products might affect the company.
The word 'bojkott' here is used to refer to a collective act of refusing to buy or use products in order to communicate disapproval or exert pressure on a company.
Att bojkotta evenemanget visar vår gemensamma missnöje.
Boycotting the event demonstrates our shared dissatisfaction.
In this sentence, 'bojkotta' is the verb form and is used to describe the action of refraining from attending or supporting an event.
De planerade en bojkott mot företaget som svar på dess policy.
They planned a boycott against the company in response to its policy.
Here, 'bojkott' is used as a noun to signify the act or intention of boycotting an entity as a form of protest or reaction.
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