The phrase
"possible boycott" means that there is a chance or a potential for people to refuse to buy or support a particular product, service, or event, usually as a form of protest or disagreement.
Full definition
So they have resorted to strong tactics —
including possible boycotts — to keep any paper they think is dubious from reaching the pages of a journal.
plus they get to avoid
any possible boycott / backlash.
With the blacklist, bad press and
possible boycotts, the industry took a major hit.
The Kenmore Tonawanda School Board is considering
a possible boycott of the state's standardized tests.
This year's NUT annual conference in Harrogate passed a motion calling for
a possible boycott, with delegates also calling for strike action in 2016 if the move went ahead.
At the union's conference in Liverpool on 12 April, a motion calling on the ATL's executive to «explore
a possible boycott of all tests at primary level» was backed by 96 per cent of delegates.
Delegates at the union's conference in Liverpool have today backed a motion calling on the ATL's executive to «explore
a possible boycott of all tests at primary level», including talks with the National Union of Teachers and National Association of Head Teachers to get others on board.