Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who has much regard for local conditions; one who studies what is local, or is inclined to treat things from a local viewpoint; specifically, in medicine, one who regards every disease as having a local origin.
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- adjective Interested in, or concentrating on
local events or matters;parochial orprovincial - noun A person with such an attitude or interest
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Examples
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The evil Libs waved a very cheap credit card from the Co-Op bank under my nose and I saw something that had more than just monetary uses and they were talking all "localist" which appealed to me somewhat.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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The move sparked anger from housebuilders, who fear the Government's new "localist" drive could become a "Nimbyist charter" and thwart new developments at a time when the country faces a desperate housing shortage.
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Chronogram profiles six business leaders who define what it means to be a "localist"
Chronogram Articles and Blogs Carl Frankel 2010
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Chronogram profiles six business leaders who define what it means to be a "localist"
Chronogram Articles and Blogs Carl Frankel 2010
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Many of the themes espoused by those pursuing what might be called a "localist" agenda - local provenance, craft production and a dislike of homogenised food and drink.
PSFK 2010
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Many of the themes espoused by those pursuing what might be called a "localist" agenda - local provenance, craft production and a dislike of homogenised food and drink.
PSFK 2010
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Chronogram profiles six business leaders who define what it means to be a "localist"
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(Though there are versions of Connectionism ” "localist" versions ” on which individual nodes are taken to have semantic properties (e.g.,
Mental Representation Pitt, David 2008
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But I find it bizarre that Bartlett considers a Court that was essentially “localist” on civil rights issues – keep all three branches of the federal government out of state and local business – to be “libertarian.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bruce Bartlett’s Attack on Libertarianism 2010
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But ministers have been too quick to abandon their localist principles when they come under pressure, the report says.
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