It must mean something, so here goes. And so we resist that.

They sometimes encounter resistance from coworkers or bosses.

Many opposition deputies boycotted the event, held at the palace of Versailles, once Louis XIV' s royal seat, on the grounds that it breached the principle of the separation of powers.

These tactics were in essence no different from the familiar rallying cry to "boycott Japanese products, " which has been frequently raised by Chinese nationalists.

It broke off from Ms Suu Kyi' s National League for Democracy (NLD) to contest the election. The NLD boycotted the polls.