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populism
[ pop-yuh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies.
- grass-roots democracy; working-class activism; egalitarianism.
- representation or extolling of the common person, the working class, the underdog, etc.:
populism in the arts.
- (initial capital letter) the political philosophy of the People's party.
populism
/ ˈpɒpjʊˌlɪzəm /
noun
- a political strategy based on a calculated appeal to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people
populism
- The belief that greater popular participation in government and business is necessary to protect individuals from exploitation by inflexible bureaucracy and financial conglomerates . “Power to the people” is a famous populist slogan.
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- anti-popu·lism noun
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Example Sentences
He has become the most radical pope in modern memory for his economic populism.
Cohen thinks maybe some economic populism could work, and that could be true in limited circumstances.
Will the party stand for economic populism, or will it welcome corporate and business allies?
In addition to his temperamental aversion to populism, Roosevelt also had a practical reason to be cautious.
This populism has left little room for Hamdeen Sabahi, the only other candidate in the election.
To discredit a new proposition it was only necessary to observe that it was as dead as Populism.
The whole program of Populism he now viewed as a "sudden, dangerous, and revolutionary assault upon law and order."
The mission of Populism did not end when free silver had been driven like a wedge into all the parties.
If we fail to pass this agreement, we will embolden the purveyors of false populism in our hemisphere.
In the days of Populism they were more open-minded than the Americans.
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