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populist


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adj

Definition of POPULIST

1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or characterized by populism
2
a : popular 1 b : popular 2
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First Known Use of POPULIST

1893

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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