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boosterism
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boosterism
(noun)
boosterism
/
ˈ
buːstɚˌɪzəm/
noun
boosterism
/
ˈ
buːstɚˌɪzəm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOSTERISM
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US
:
enthusiastic and usually excessive support for something or someone
Her article asserts that hometown
boosterism
keeps people from assessing the crime problem accurately.
nationalistic
boosterism
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