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Noun Concept
Categories: Urban studies and planning terminology, Acronyms, Environmental ethics, Political slurs for people, Political catch phrases
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NIMBY  Nimbyist  Backyard politics  Locally unwanted land use syndrome  LULU syndrome
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Someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard WordNet 3.0
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Someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
NIMBY, an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. Wikipedia
Movement of opposition to development projects by residents Wikidata
IS A
dissenter
acronym
social issue
IN OPPOSITION TO
infrastructure
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
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Sankt-Florian-Prinzip
USAGE DOMAIN
acronym
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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NIMBY
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NIMBY
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NIMBY
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Backyard politics, NAMBI, NIABY, Nimbies, Nimby, NIMBYism, Nimbyism, NIMBYist, Nimbyist, NIMBYists, NIMBYs, NIMN, Not In My Back-Yard, not in my back yard, not in my backyard, Not in my neighborhood, resident action group, SOBBY
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Locally unwanted land use syndrome, LULU syndrome, NIMBY syndrome, Nimbyism, Not-in-my-back-yard syndrome, Not In My Back Yard

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