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- pronunciation:
- pap
y
lihst
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a person, esp. a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia.
The governor, a populist who campaigned as a political outsider in the last election, is considering a run for a second term. |
definition 2: |
(cap.) a member or supporter of the U.S. Populist party in the late nineteenth century.
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adjective |
definition 1: |
of or pertaining to a populist.
The populist candidate appeals to voters with his folksy manner and anti-establishment rhetoric. |
definition 2: |
(cap.) of or pertaining to the U.S. Populist party of the late nineteenth century.
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definition 3: |
of or pertaining to the common people.
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derivations: |
populistic (adj.), populism (n.) |
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