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+[[query-dsl-boosting-query]]
+=== Boosting Query
+
+The `boosting` query can be used to effectively demote results that
+match a given query. Unlike the "NOT" clause in bool query, this still
+selects documents that contain undesirable terms, but reduces their
+overall score.
+
+[source,js]
+--------------------------------------------------
+{
+    "boosting" : {
+        "positive" : {
+            "term" : {
+                "field1" : "value1"
+            }
+        },
+        "negative" : {
+            "term" : {
+                "field2" : "value2"
+            }
+        },
+        "negative_boost" : 0.2
+    }
+}
+--------------------------------------------------