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populist

[ pop-yuh-list ]

noun

  1. a supporter or adherent of populism.
  2. (initial capital letter) a member of the People's party.


adjective

  1. Also DZu·t. of, relating to, or characteristic of populism or its adherents.
  2. (initial capital letter) Also ʴDZu·t. of or relating to the People's party.

Populist

1

/ ˈɒʊɪ /

noun

  1. history 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or relating to the People's Party, the Populists, or any individual or movement with similar aims
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

populist

2

/ ˈɒʊɪ /

adjective

  1. appealing to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person, esp a politician, who appeals to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈʴDZܱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t-DZu· noun adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of populist1

An Americanism first recorded in 1890–95; from Latin popul(us) “people” ( people, popular ) + -ist
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With or without Trump, the GOP will always showcase populist themes, because it is the perfect vehicle to put a regressive, pro-billionaire agenda over on the chumps.

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But the notion – enthusiastically endorsed by populist and hard-right politicians across Europe and the US – that she is a victim of a conspiratorial political plot has clearly not convinced most French people.

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For added populist grist, the club is located above the Milken Institute, a think tank founded by a formerly incarcerated financier, Michael Milken, and is majority owned by Ron Burkle, a billionaire investor.

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Because what has happened fits so neatly into the RN narrative that the populist right is a victim of the "system".

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Chief Rabbi Mirvis declined to participate "having been made aware of the attendance of a number of far-right populist politicians", his office said in a statement issued last week.

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