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

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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

"Ex-entrepreneurs who felt a strong nostalgia for being their own boss tended to be the ones who were the most negatively affected, with the highest levels of burnout and lowest levels of boosterism," Nielsen says.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

YET FOR ALL that, Houston’s boosterism has also escaped us because it was personal.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

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

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

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