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poplarism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poplar-ism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar Rates Rebellion in Poplar, London, England, in 1921.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From poplar + -ism.

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Questions

What does poplarism mean?
The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar Rates Rebellion in Poplar, London, England, in 1921.
Where does poplarism come from?
From poplar + -ism.

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