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boosterism

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boost⋅er⋅ism

[boo-stuh-riz-uhm]
–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 + -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).
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