boosterism

noun

boost·er·ism ˈbü-stər-ˌi-zəm

: the activities and attitudes characteristic of boosters

Examples of boosterism in a Sentence

Her article asserts that hometown boosterism keeps people from assessing the crime problem accurately.

Recent Examples on the Web The second-term Greenwich Democrat said little about the budget, devoting his speech to boosterism. —

Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2024 Since then, Joe Biden assumed the presidency and aggressively broke with his predecessor’s climate denialism and boosterism of the fossil fuel industry. —

John Podesta, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2021 Bill Clinton was inaugurated in January 1993, ending 12 years of Republican dominance of the executive branch, while ushering a brand of centrism that married social progressivism with economic boosterism. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024 But 100 minutes of boosterism is a lot to sit through, particularly as the city in question is more than 600 miles from the city in which the play is receiving its world premiere. —

Peter Marks, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for boosterism

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