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

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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 22 Dec. 2024.

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