commodityism

noun

Etymology

From commodity + -ism.

Definitions

  1. The adoption of special legislation for specific commodities such as cotton or tobacco.

    • I do not want to raise the question of sectionalism or commodityism in this committee, but I am afraid the soundness of these loans to our basic commodities is becoming in ill repute in some sections of the country because of their use.
    • "Commodityism" was not eradicated by any single measure of the Farm Bureau in the thirties. It continued as a recurrent problem.

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