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.

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  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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  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. Bilal Mehboob:

    He's a great orator. Still a large number of people continue to support( Imran Khan). This is populism in its full glory.

  2. Pablo Casado:

    Populism causes unemployment, poverty and frustration. The failure of Tsipras is the model held up by Podemos.

  3. Jonathan Rose:

    I do think there's a bit of spillover from populism in the United States that could have washed over the Ontario election, it's hard to believe that someone who has never held office other than as a municipal councillor ... is elected to lead the largest economy in a G7 country.

  4. Quentin James:

    The new populism in this country is one around racial inclusion and racial authenticity. Some of the White candidates still struggle with the racial analysis, that was a major problem with the Sanders campaign. We could be with you on a lot of different issues -- health care, education, the economy -- but if you don't understand race and understand the racial analysis that's needed, and intersectionality, then you're probably not going to be successful.

  5. Zephyr Teachout:

    There is a rising and very important populism, talking about money in politics, talking about trade, talking about economic issues, within the party, and across the board, there has been a serious rethinking of trade, rethinking of big banks, rethinking of monopolies that have too much power.

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