parish-pump

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parish-pump

BrE

/ˌpærɪʃ ˈpʌmp/

NAmE

/ˌpærɪʃ ˈpʌmp/

adjective

[only before noun]

(

BrE,

disapproving

)

connected with local affairs only (and therefore not thought of as being very important) 地方主义的；区域性的；地方性的

SYN

◆parish-pump politics地方主义政治