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The word is named after Captain [[Charles Boycott]], agent of an absentee landlord in Ireland, against whom the tactic was successfully employed after a suggestion by Irish nationalist leader [[Charles Stewart Parnell]] and his [[Irish Land League]] in 1880.
Sometimes, a boycott can be a form of [[consumer activism]], sometimes called [[moral purchasing]]. When a similar practice is legislated by a national government, it is known as a [[Economic sanctions|sanction]]. Frequently, however, the threat of boycotting a business is an empty threat, with no significant effect on sales.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chang|first=Andrea|date=2021-05-09|title=Patagonia shows corporate activism is simpler than it looks|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-05-09/patagonia-shows-corporate-activism-is-simpler-than-it-looks|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509123725/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-05-09/patagonia-shows-corporate-activism-is-simpler-than-it-looks |archive-date=2021-05-09 }}</ref>
==Etymology==
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