siltarumpupolitiikka

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (politics) pork-barrelling, provincialism, parochialism; parish pump politics Ireland practice of MP's favoring their own voters instead of promoting national interest

Etymology

Compound from Finnish siltarumpu (culvert) + Finnish politiikka (policy, politics).

Origin

Finnish

politiikka

Gloss

policy, politics

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