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Definition of "nimbyism" [nimbyism]

  • The ideology of a nimby, often used pejoratively. (noun)

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Use "nimbyism" in a sentence
  • "The consultation also found there are not enough incinerators or anaerobic digesters to turn food waste into energy because of difficulty with planning permission or "nimbyism" and a lack of funding."
  • ""The Government thinks that 'nimbyism' is stopping development but often the opposite is the case.""
  • "The decision-making is bedevilled by what Financial Times columnist Philip Stephens calls "reverse nimbyism", which "decrees the NHS offers an 'everything everywhere' service and local hospitals are deemed sacrosanct"."
Words like "nimbyism"
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