parish-pump
adjective/ˌpærɪʃ ˈpʌmp/
/ˌpærɪʃ ˈpʌmp/
[only before noun] (British English, disapproving)- connected with local affairs only (and therefore not thought of as being very important) synonym parochial
- parish-pump politics
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