What does Populism mean?

Definitions for Populism
ˈpɒp yəˌlɪz əmpop·ulism

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. populismnoun

    the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

Wiktionary

  1. populismnoun

    A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.

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  1. populism

    Populism is a political approach or ideology that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. It involves promoting the needs and desires of the general population, often through charismatic leaders, and can exist in both left-wing and right-wing political contexts.

Wikidata

  1. Populism

    Populism is a political philosophy where adherents claim that they side with "the people" against "the elites". While for much of the twentieth century, populism was considered to be a political phenomenon mostly of Latin America and India, since the 1980s populist movements and parties have enjoyed degrees of success in First World democracies such as the United States of America, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, and Scandinavian countries.

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  1. pimplous

  2. pompilus

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Populism in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Populism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Populism in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    All of our hearts do break, of course, for the Ukrainian people. Joe Biden tried his best to sweep aside the Squad and mimic the populism of Donald Trump.

  2. World Refugee:

    Populism is not the solution, populists.

  3. Judd Gregg:

    I don't think there's any question that populism has always been a major strain in American politics, the enemies of populists have always been large banks.

  4. George Pagoulatos:

    Greece already has first-hand experience of economic populism and is now rejecting it, making a turn towards pragmatism, the vote in 2015 was one of hope, of desperation. Then the idealism collapsed. Now people are focusing on who they believe can deliver.

  5. Nicolas Goyeneche:

    I'm worried... Populism is strengthening, but in the second round, we'll beat populism.

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