Poplarism

noun
Pop·​lar·​ism | \ ˈpäpləˌrizəm\
plural -s

Definition of Poplarism

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

History and Etymology for Poplarism

Poplar, metropolitan borough of east London + English -ism

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