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Poplarism
noun
Pop·lar·ism
\ˈpäpləˌrizəm\
Definition of Poplarism
-s
: a municipal policy of providing poor relief and especially unemployment compensation in amounts held to be extravagant and productive of unjustly high taxes
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Origin and Etymology of poplarism
Poplar, metropolitan borough of east London + English -ism
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