populism
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- noun
- /ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm/
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populismo
- The recent election reflected a rise in populism, highlighting the discontent of voters with established politicians.
- territorial populism
- macroeconomic populism
- ethnic populism
And it's probably oversimplistic to say that it's necessary that populism is necessarily driven by anger.
- And it's probably oversimplistic to say that it's necessary that populism is necessarily driven by anger.
- Oh, yes, no, Libertarian messaging will be drowned out under Trump's populism.
- Populism says, you know, give the people what the people want, but that isn't really what populism believes.
- But I would argue that what the Trump, Pence, the administration did was really take populism and make it conservative.
- And what's ironically significant about Trump in just that regard alone is how diminishing the returns are of racist populism.
- It does seem that the rhetoric, the populism of workers unite.
Examples
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A brand of anti-intellectual populism is running amok, eerily reminiscent of the nineteenth century.
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I think there is some talk that that's kind of that wave of populism has been very evident in recent elections.
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So yes, populism is a feature of our politics.
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Do you think Trump and this right wing populism is here to stay?
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And when you look at the history of the United States, you find that populism is a feature, not a bug in American politics.
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Many accused him of populism and pointed to the very real economic costs of such a strategy.
Academic text (1996) -
A return to full-fledged national populism is neither likely nor desirable.
Academic text (1996) -
Second, leaders should seek to channel electorate discontent toward reformist ends through a progressive brand of populism.
Academic text (2012) -
A significant characteristic of populism in Brazil was the contrast between an authoritarian-elitist ideology and a popular-democratic rhetoric.
Academic text (1993) -
While full-fledged fascism still seems unlikely in Russia, an authoritarian system based on nationalist populism appears probable.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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A belief that gives importance to citizens' rights and participation in government
Antonyms
How Populist
Surface Forms
Morphology
populism = populist (semi-transparent) = popul + ism
The suffix '-ism' forms a standard noun from 'populist', but the root 'popul-' is a combining form (not a standalone English word) so the relation to the common word 'people' may not be obvious to learners.
Etymology
Populism comes from the Latin populus, which means 'people', plus the ending -ism for a belief or movement. So populism is a political idea or movement that says it speaks for ordinary 'people', the same root you can see in popular.