: opposing or prohibiting boycotts as a form of protest
anti-boycott laws

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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

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First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Oct. 2026.

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