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Prosecutors claimed Bolsonaro oversaw a plot to overturn the results of the October 2022 election, which saw the far-right populist lose to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula.
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Max Rego, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The case, unprecedented in Brazil’s modern democracy, could – if he is found guilty – send the right-wing populist to prison for decades and reshape the country’s political future.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Sometimes described as a populist, Zelensky is often swayed by polling, and on issues such as negotiations with Russia and dealing with the United States and Europe, he has generally been aligned with mainstream Ukrainian opinion.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The right-wing populist, who could well be Britain’s next Prime Minister, previously ran twice to become South Thanet’s Member of Parliament.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
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Max Rego, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
The case, unprecedented in Brazil’s modern democracy, could – if he is found guilty – send the right-wing populist to prison for decades and reshape the country’s political future.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Sometimes described as a populist, Zelensky is often swayed by polling, and on issues such as negotiations with Russia and dealing with the United States and Europe, he has generally been aligned with mainstream Ukrainian opinion.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The right-wing populist, who could well be Britain’s next Prime Minister, previously ran twice to become South Thanet’s Member of Parliament.
—Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populist
socialist
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist, and Duwaji both represent a shift in American politics.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Will the Democratic establishment accept that its future could look something like this proud 34-year-old democratic socialist?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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