boosterism
/bˈustɚˌɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Urban boosterism has a long tradition in the United States."
- "The rough, weathered rings are the real deal, products of German ingenuity, says Young, a native of New Braunfels who exudes the requisite boosterism you'd expect from the Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau director, but with a genuine sense of pride."
- "And the mayors’ aims are partly political: Crypto boosterism has a useful bipartisan appeal, garnering popularity among both antigovernment conservatives and socially liberal tech moguls."
- "Second, Dutton and his closest circle were fundamentally deluded about their ability to beat Albanese, an opponent they fatally underestimated. They were led astray by friendly polling — both leading up to and during the campaign — and an echo chamber of media boosterism that left them flying blind and too low towards the mountain range ahead."
Etymology
Etymology tree English boost Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English booster Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English boosterism From booster + -ism.