What does nimbyism mean?
Nimbyism means (chiefly derogatory) The ideology of a nimby..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly derogatory) The ideology of a nimby..
Are the objections to the airport legitimate or is it just a case of nimbyism?
All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.
And in the case of New York, NIMBYism is ultimately the reason a great global city has become a one-industry town, leaving it unusually vulnerable to pandemic-driven economic dislocations.
Use nimbyism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nimbyism means (chiefly derogatory) The ideology of a nimby..
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Are the objections to the airport legitimate or is it just a case of nimbyism?
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