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NIMBY
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NIMBY

A derogatory term; an acronym for “not in my backyard.” It is intended to convey the sense that people are generally in favor of socially desirable programs such as half-way houses for felons, or unsavory but largely necessary uses such as waste disposal sites, as long as they are located in or near someone else's neighborhood.
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With work as essential as this, the local council and certainly Holyrood should be able to overrule the Nimbies.
WHAT A ROTTEN SHOWER by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The result is that they are pitting communities against each other and dismissing local objectors as nimbies.
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Labelling objectors Nimbies is a lazy government response to a well thought-out opposition.
The World Today: Eco fight will not end here; CAMPAIGN: Protesters ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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