populist
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, difficult, due, tired
VERB + POPULIST
don't, need, unashamed, want
POPULIST + NOUN
favors, leader, ms, nationalist, policies, president, tymoshenko
PREP.
since
Definitions
noun
A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.
On top of all that, rightwing populists and leftwing progressives have made significant inroads into western politics.
A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.
A person who advocates democratic principles.
adj
Democratic.
Put forward just because it would be popular.
Of or pertaining to populism.
On the right, this can look like gleeful cruelty, sadistic memes, posts that “own the libs” or sensationalized claims about fraud and conspiracy. On the left, it could be social justice messaging, online identity politics or populist economic proposals to, say, tax the rich.
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6Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.
WiktionaryOn top of all that, rightwing populists and leftwing progressives have made significant inroads into western politics.
WiktionarySo as to not throw too much of the blame on American populists, the right in other Western countries is also guilty of adopting this crass and anti-intellectual brand of politics.
WiktionaryOn the right, this can look like gleeful cruelty, sadistic memes, posts that “own the libs” or sensationalized claims about fraud and conspiracy. On the left, it could be social justice messaging, onl
WiktionaryAlgerians are tired of the populist tone of the Islamists.
Tatoeba · #7866533Algerians don't want populist policies.
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