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parish-pump (par′is̸h pump′)

adjective

Brit. narrow or limited in scope or outlook; of only local interest or significance parish-pump politics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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