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Meaning of Populism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.
    countable, derogatory, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الشعبية شعبوية
Bosanski populizam популизам
Català populisme
Čeština populismus
Deutsch Populismus
Español populismo
Suomi populismi
Français populisme
Hrvatski populizam популизам
Հայերեն պոպուլիզմ
Bahasa Indonesia marhaenisme
Íslenska popúlismi
日本語 ポピュリズム 人民主義 大衆主義
ქართული პოპულიზმი
Қазақша халықшылдық
한국어 민사주의 평민주의 포퓰리즘
Македонски популизам
Nederlands populisme
Polski populizm
Português populismo
Русский наро́дничество популизм
Српски populizam популизам
ไทย ประชานิยม
Türkçe halkçılık
Українська популізм
Tiếng Việt chủ nghĩa dân tuý

Examples

“It is not crass populism or majoritanianism that ratifies the legitimacy of the polity or the administration.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Populist Populists populizer populomics populosity Populous

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