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boycott
The organized refusal to buy certain products, use services, or take part in something in order to exert pressure as a form of protest.
Menschenrechtsgruppen riefen zu einem Boykott der Produkte des Unternehmens auf.
Human rights groups called for a boycott of the company's products.
'Boykott' (boycott) is often combined with certain verbs. The expression 'zu einem Boykott aufrufen' (to call for a boycott) is very common. Other typical verbs are 'organisieren' (to organize), 'durchführen' (to carry out), or, more formally, 'verhängen' (to impose).
Die Opposition rief zu einem Wahlboykott auf.
The opposition called for an election boycott.
Alongside the noun 'der Boykott' (the boycott), there is the corresponding verb 'boykottieren' (to boycott). The sentence 'Sie boykottieren die Konferenz' (They are boycotting the conference) means the same as 'Sie üben einen Boykott der Konferenz aus' (They are carrying out a boycott of the conference).
Viele Kunden boykottieren die Produkte dieser Firma.
Many customers are boycotting this company's products.
To express what is being boycotted, German usually uses the genitive or the preposition 'von' with the dative. Both are correct.
Der Boykott der Spiele war ein politisches Signal.
The boycott of the games was a political signal.
strike
A Streik and a Boykott are organized forms of protest used to exert pressure. In a Streik, employees collectively stop working. In a Boykott, by contrast, people refuse to buy, use, or take part in something. When the issue concerns work, Streik is usually the right word; otherwise, Boykott is often the better choice.
Viele Kunden beteiligten sich an einem Boykott der Produkte dieser Firma.
Many customers took part in a boycott of this company's products.
Die Beschäftigten begannen einen Streik für bessere Arbeitsbedingungen.
The employees began a strike for better working conditions.
