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localism

localism

1 7.2
Strong loyalty to one's own community and its interests
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊkəˌlɪzəm/
translation icon : localismo
  • Many residents support localism because they believe it strengthens community connections.
  • Anglo-American localism

But I'd, you know, localism, I think it's going to be important.

Examples

  • The Republican response made the contrast between communitarian and proprietary localism the center of the political debate.

    Academic text (2017)

  • That's what we think of as of localism, that local causes yield only local effects.

  • The question is not whether localism is good or bad; the question is what local government is good for.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The globalization of a localism may, in itself, be neither good nor bad.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Local control and localism retain rhetorical power, but the meaning of local control is contested.

    Academic text (2017)

  • For a moment, communitarian localism in the form of participatory democracy held sway again.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Throughout the struggle between proponents and opponents of consolidation, localism and local control were watchwords.

    Academic text (2017)

  • In what follows, I outline the two competing models: proprietary plantation localism and the communitarian ward system.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The festival celebrates localism by showcasing art and food unique to our region.

  • Advocates for localism argue that local governments understand their communities better than distant authorities.

Synonyms

parochialism
vslocalism
1 9.6

A narrow way of thinking that focuses on local issues

means loyalty to a place but without the negative sense of narrowness
regionalism
vslocalism
1 7.2

Support for a local area's interests instead of the national government

focuses on one place's interests rather than a broader regional scope
provincialism
vslocalism
1 9.3

A strong focus on local customs and a dislike of outside ideas

expresses loyalty to a place without implying closed or narrow thinking
municipalism
vslocalism
7.9

A belief that city or town governments should run public services

is a general loyalty to a particular place rather than a political movement
sectionalism
vslocalism
  • Formal
9.6

A strong loyalty to one region that harms the rest of the country

prefers a place's interests without necessarily working against the whole country

Antonyms

globalism
5 5.5

Belief that countries should become more connected and rely on each other

universalism
1 7.5

The belief that certain ideas or rights apply to all people everywhere

How Parochial

parochialism
1 9.6
localism
1 7.2
civic pride
3 3.6

Surface Forms

localism singular
localisms plural

Morphology

localism = local (transparent) = local + ism

The noun is a standard ideological/attitudinal formation from 'local' with '-ism', meaning preference or loyalty to local interests, which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Localism comes from local 'place' and the ending -ism, which can mean a belief or practice. So localism can mean support or loyalty to local customs and control, or a strong preference for things close to home.