The phrase "as a boycott" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action taken to protest or express disapproval of something by abstaining from it, typically in a social or political context.
Example: "The community organized a rally as a boycott against the new policy that they believed was unjust."
Alternatives: "in protest" or "as a form of protest".
Many Israelis – perhaps even a majority – can see that a boycott of settlements is not the same as a boycott of Israel.
But the Serbian Orthodox bishop of Raska and Prizren, Artemije, said Belgrade's move was wise, as a boycott would simply increase Serbs' isolation in Kosovo.
"We oppose efforts to isolate or delegitimize the state of Israel," State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said Wednesday, declining to define the European move as a boycott.
He continued: "This is all good for attracting attention to the situation in Russia, like any other action, such as a boycott of the Olympics, but it will not drastically change anything".
Alqasem was denied entry based on information from Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs — information gleaned from a right-wing U.S. website and some Facebook links that supposedly identify her as a boycott activist.
But though President Trump has sometimes talked of military intervention, he has rightly refrained from that, as well as from lesser measures, such as a boycott of Venezuelan oil.
Hunting enthusiasts recently went as far as advocating a boycott of Colorado because the state had passed some entirely reasonable new gun restrictions.
But the ban only brought more attention to the clip outside of Brazil, as well as inspiring a boycott of her shows by angry Brazilian YouTube fans.
As for a boycott of France, which the American Jewish Congress had suggested in ads directed at Cannes-bound filmmakers, Mr. Allen disagreed.
Business fell off as thoroughly as if there were a boycott.
A new group called Free Choice 2008, whose leaders include the chess champion Garry Kasparov, has called for a boycott, as has Grigory A. Yavlinksy, the leader of the Yabloko Party.
