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–noun
the action or policy of enthusiastically promoting something, as a city, product, or way of life:
boosterism about the latest world's fair.
Origin:
1910–15;
booster
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-ism
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boost·er·ism
(bōō'stə-rĭz'əm)
n. The highly supportive attitudes and activities of boosters:
"the civic pride and heady boosterism that often accompany rising property values"
(New York).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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