populist


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pop·u·list

 (pŏp′yə-lĭst)
n.
1. A supporter of the rights and power of the people.
2. Populist A supporter of the Populist Party.
adj.
1. Of or relating to populism or its advocates: a populist aversion to business monopolies.
2. Populist Of or relating to the Populist Party.
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populist

(ˈpɒpjʊlɪst)
adj
appealing to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person, esp a politician, who appeals to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people

Populist

(ˈpɒpjʊlɪst)
n
(Historical Terms) history US a member of the People's Party, formed largely by agrarian interests to contest the 1892 presidential election. The movement gradually dissolved after the 1904 election
adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characteristic of, or relating to the People's Party, the Populists, or any individual or movement with similar aims
2. (Historical Terms) of, characteristic of, or relating to the People's Party, the Populists, or any individual or movement with similar aims
ˈPopulism n
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Pop•u•list

(ˈpɒp yə lɪst)

n.
1. a member of the Populist or People's Party.
2. (l.c.) a supporter of populism.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Populist Party.
4. (l.c.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of populism or its supporters.
[1890–95, Amer.; < Latin popul(us) people + -ist]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.populist - an advocate of democratic principles
advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
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Translations
populista

populist

[ˈpɒpjʊlɪst]
A. ADJpopulista
B. Npopulista mf
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populist

[ˈpɒpʊlɪst] adj [politician, artist] → populiste
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populist

nPopulist(in) m(f)
adjpopulistisch
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populist

[ˈpɒpjʊlɪst] adj (frm) → populistico/a
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He had been a reform member of the city council, he had been a Greenbacker, a Labor Unionist, a Populist, a Bryanite--and after thirty years of fighting, the year 1896 had served to convince him that the power of concentrated wealth could never be controlled, but could only be destroyed.
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True, populist MEPs from Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party and Hungary's Fidesz were firmly opposed to Frans Timmermans, a Dutch socialist who has loudly condemned both parties over their violations of EU norms and the rule of law.
Populist sentiments are being fuelled by myopia, and a reinvigoration of subnational and ethnic differences.
A rearguard action has quietly begun to challenge the global "populist surge".
GOVERNMENTS DESCRIBED AS populist are now in power in Poland, Hungary, Mexico, and Turkey.
Adrian Williams seems to be getting hot under the collar about my letter warning people about the dangers that many commentators see as the rising populist movements that are on the rise in Europe and in the Americas.
Few politicians or political groups describe themselves as "populist" and the term is often applied to others pejoratively.
No longer just relics of totalitarian regimes, populist leaders are now common in liberal democracies.
For the second time in a month, a member country of the European Union has NOT voted a populist into power.
However, the typical populist usually presents "the people" as the force for good and they are simply representing this force often called the "silent majority".
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