boosterism

American  

[boo-stuh-riz-uhm] / ˈbu stəˌrɪz əm /

noun

1. the action or policy of enthusiastically promoting something, as a city, product, or way of life.

   boosterism about the latest world's fair.

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boosterism British  

/ ˈbuːstəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses

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Etymology

Origin of boosterism

First recorded in 1910–15; booster + -ism

Example Sentences

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boosterism

Unlike some recent stagings that have emphasized the dark undercurrents in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma,” Francesca Zambello’s slick new production was all primary colors, a paean to American frontier boosterism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

But both AI boosterism and backlash about AI killing jobs are whipping up public hysteria.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

Gish and Nielsen found that identity conflict between the old entrepreneurial self and the new employee self was associated with higher levels of burnout and lower levels of boosterism.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

Next came a project whose audacity suited the boosterism of the era — a 75,000-seat stadium for a city whose population barely exceeded 500,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

But sadly, along with this spirit of community boosterism, another kind of public relations also emerged.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy