What does Populist mean?

Definitions for Populist
ˈpɒp yə lɪstpop·ulist

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Populist.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. democrat, populistnoun

    an advocate of democratic principles

Wiktionary

  1. populistnoun

    A person who advocates democratic principles

  2. populistnoun

    A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular

  3. populistnoun

    A person who advocates populism

  4. populistadjective

    Democratic

  5. populistadjective

    Put forward just because it would be popular

  6. populistadjective

    Of or pertaining to populism

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  1. populist

    Populist refers to a political philosophy or approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups or systems. It is often characterized by simple, passionate, and clear-cut ideological appeals seeking to promote the common people's rights and interests. It can exist across the liberal-conservative political spectrum, varying greatly based on the country and political climate.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Populist in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Populist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Populist in a Sentence

  1. Breitbart News:

    The populist-nationalist movement got a lot stronger today, breitbart gained an executive chairman with his finger on the pulse of the Trump agenda.

  2. Edelman CEO Richard Edelman:

    Business has leapt into the void left by populist and partisan government, it can no longer be business as usual, with an exclusive focus on shareholder returns.

  3. Deutsche Bank:

    All parties might have a tendency to support populist measures to attract support in Parliament and also to retain popularity in case of a further UK election.

  4. Andy Sere:

    Instead of using our guy's record to prosecute a case against him, they put all their eggs in a flimsy guilt-by-association attack that failed miserably, even in this strongly populist district, there were some ads where they spent 26 seconds talking about the Kochs and four seconds on Jenkins, which was fine by me.

  5. Jim Guth:

    It is cultural and economic and fundamentally anti-establishment, populist if you will.

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Translations for Populist

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  • شعبويArabic
  • populistaCzech
  • populistisch, Populist, PopulistinGerman
  • demokraatti, demokraattinen, populistinen, populistiFinnish
  • populisteFrench
  • populistaHungarian
  • populistischeDutch
  • популистский, популистка, популист, народник, народнический, народницаRussian
  • 民粹主義Chinese

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