Of the four forms of political protests mentioned below, which one is derived from the name of the person who used it as a political weapon for the first time ?

The term “boycott” names a form of protest that literally derives from a person’s name. A boycott is the organized refusal to deal with or support a person or institution as a means of protest [1]. The word originated during the Irish Land War when tenant farmers and townspeople socially and economically ostracized estate agent Charles Cunningham Boycott in 1880; this action made the agent’s surname the eponym for the tactic. Historical references note that the episode entered the public lexicon and was popularized as a political weapon—‘boycott’ became the standard term for such collective ostracism and protest [2].

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1. [1] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: Nationalism in India > New words > p. 33
2. [2] https://www.britannica.com/topic/boycott