Poplarism

noun

Pop·​lar·​ism

ˈpäpləˌrizəm

plural -s

: a municipal policy of providing poor relief and especially unemployment compensation in amounts held to be extravagant and productive of unjustly high taxes

Word History

Etymology

Poplar, metropolitan borough of east London + English -ism

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