anti-boycott

adjective

an·​ti-boy·​cott
ˌan-tē-ˈbȯi-ˌkät
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce anti-boycott (audio)
: opposing or prohibiting boycotts as a form of protest
anti-boycott laws

Examples of anti-boycott in a Sentence

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In 2012, pro-Israel forces in the entertainment industry formed the anti-boycott activist group Creative Community for Peace, which was supported by industry figures such as the famous artist manager Scooter Braun and the Atlantic Music Group CEO Elliot Grainge. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 That possibility became very real on April 21, when the NIH suggested making grant awards conditional on compliance with anti-boycott provisions regarding Israeli companies . Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025 But the attorneys general didn't spell out exactly how that could happen, and the actual impact anti-boycott laws could have on colleges like Brown is debatable. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 According to the letter, the anti-boycott law provides a framework to examine China’s economic coercion but it hasn’t been used in cases of Chinese actions against US or foreign companies. Jenny Leonard, Fortune, 3 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-boycott was in 1886

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“Anti-boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-boycott. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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