populist
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/ / /ˈpɑ.pjə.lɪst/ / /ˈpɔp.jʉ.lɪst/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English populist From Latin populus + English -ist.
- 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.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English populist From Latin populus + English -ist.
- 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.