populist

pop·u·list

 (pŏp′yə-lĭst)

n.

1. A supporter of the rights and power of the people.

2. Populist A supporter of the Populist Party.

adj.

1. Of or relating to populism or its advocates: a populist aversion to business monopolies.

2. Populist Of or relating to the Populist Party.

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populist

(ˈpɒpjʊlɪst)

adj

appealing to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person, esp a politician, who appeals to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people

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Populist

(ˈpɒpjʊlɪst)

n

(Historical Terms) history US a member of the People's Party, formed largely by agrarian interests to contest the 1892 presidential election. The movement gradually dissolved after the 1904 election

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characteristic of, or relating to the People's Party, the Populists, or any individual or movement with similar aims

2. (Historical Terms) of, characteristic of, or relating to the People's Party, the Populists, or any individual or movement with similar aims

ˈPopulism n

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Pop•u•list

(ˈpɒp yə lɪst)

n.

1. a member of the Populist or People's Party.

2. (l.c.) a supporter of populism.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to the Populist Party.

4. (l.c.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of populism or its supporters.

[1890–95, Amer.; < Latin popul(us) people + -ist]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

populist - an advocate of democratic principles democrat advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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Translations

populista

λαϊκιστής

популист

populist

[ˈpɒpjʊlɪst]

A. ADJ → populista

B. N → populista mf

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populist

[ˈpɒpʊlɪst] adj [politician, artist] → populiste

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populist

n → Populist(in) m(f)

adj → populistisch

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populist

[ˈpɒpjʊlɪst] adj (frm) → populistico/a

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