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populist

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populist

 
 
pronunciation:
pap y lihst
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
features:
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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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part of speech: 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.
definition 3: of or pertaining to the common people.
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derivations: populistic (adj.), populism (n.)
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