Boycott

:This page is about boycott as a form of protest. For other uses of the word boycott see Boycott (disambiguation).

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A boycott is a refusal to buy, sell, or otherwise trade with an individual or business who is generally believed by the participants in the boycott to be doing something morally wrong. It may sometimes be labelled as an "embargo" by its proponents.

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This wrong can be stated in any terms, and is not always one that is widespread. A boycott may be oriented towards shaming offenders rather than punishing them economically, depending on its duration and scope. When long-term and widespread, a boycott is just one of many tactics in moral purchasing.

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Trade: Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods, services, or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. Modern traders instead generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, ...

Moral: :This article is about the use of the moral in children's literature. For other uses of the word "moral", see morality....

Embargo: This article is about the economic term. For press embargoes, see Embargo (journalism)....

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