siltarumpupolitiikka

== Finnish == === Etymology === siltarumpu (“culvert”) +‎ politiikka (“politics”); coined by Finnish MP Jörn Donner who criticized his fellow MP's for the practice. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsiltɑˌrumpuˌpolitiːkːɑ/, [ˈs̠il̪t̪ɑ̝ˌrumpuˌpo̞liˌt̪iːkːɑ̝] Rhymes: -iːkːɑ Syllabification(key): sil‧ta‧rum‧pu‧po‧li‧tiik‧ka Hyphenation(key): silta‧rumpu‧poli‧tiik‧ka === Noun === siltarumpupolitiikka (politics) pork-barrelling, provincialism, parochialism; parish pump politics (Ireland) (practice of MP's favoring their own voters instead of promoting national interest) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “siltarumpupolitiikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023