boosterism
nounEtymology From booster + -ism.
1
Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion.
- Urban boosterism has a long tradition in the United States.1999, Andrew E G Jonas, David Wilson, The Urban Growth Machine: Critical Perspectives, Two Decades Later:
- The rough, weathered rings are the real deal, products of German ingenuity, says Young, a native of New Braunfels who exudes the requisite boosterism you'd expect from the Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau director, but with a genuine sense of pride.2011 July 19, Emanuella Goldberg, “Texas town wants to capitalize on German roots”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2012:
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- And the mayors’ aims are partly political: Crypto boosterism has a useful bipartisan appeal, garnering popularity among both antigovernment conservatives and socially liberal tech moguls.2022 January 25, David Yaffe-Bellany, “The Rise of the Crypto Mayors”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022:
- Second, Dutton and his closest circle were fundamentally deluded about their ability to beat Albanese, an opponent they fatally underestimated. They were led astray by friendly polling — both leading up to and during the campaign — and an echo chamber of media boosterism that left them flying blind and too low towards the mountain range ahead.2025 May 8, Jacob Greber, “How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025: