Poplarism

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Poplarism

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From poplar + -ism.

noun

UK, historical, uncountable The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar Rates Rebellion in Poplar, London, England, in 1921.

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@misc{poplarism_2026,
  title = {Poplarism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poplarism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}