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 Among Illinois’ top Democrats, there’s no shortage of boosterism for an event that Chicago business and political leaders think can provide a significant injection of cash and publicity into a city still struggling to regain its pre-COVID activity. —

Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024 Popular on Variety One reason Carol stood out to the band’s fans, beyond her famous boosterism for her son’s musical efforts, was that very few rockers can tell the story of being the son of two Marines. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 10 July 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for boosterism

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