See also: Populist

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Etymology

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From Latin populus +‎ -ist.

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populist (plural populists)

  1. A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
    • 2013 January 3, Luke Harding, Uki Goni, The Guardian[1]:
      Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.
  2. A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.
  3. A person who advocates democratic principles.

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populist (comparative more populist, superlative most populist)

  1. Democratic.
  2. (of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular.
  3. Of or pertaining to populism.

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Dutch

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpoːpyˈlɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: po‧pu‧list

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populist n (plural populisten, diminutive populistje n)

  1. populist (advocate or supporter of political populism, asserting that elites are out of touch with the common people)
  2. (derogatory) demagogue

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French populiste. By surface analysis, popul +‎ -ist.

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populist m or n (feminine singular populistă, masculine plural populiști, feminine and neuter plural populiste)

  1. populist

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populist m (plural populiști)

  1. populist

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Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA(key): /popǔlist/
  • Hyphenation: po‧pu‧list

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popùlist m (Cyrillic spelling попу̀лист)

  1. (Croatia) populist

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