populist

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Recent Examples of populist In Romania, however, the election showed backlash against politicians taking inspiration from right-wing populist Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, according to Mujtaba Rahman, managing director for Europe at the consulting firm Eurasia Group. Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2025 In the same way that the Vice-President is often seen as a bridge between worlds—S.F. to D.C., DOGE to MAGA, techno-optimists to right-wing populists—Boyle is increasingly playing a public-translator role. Emma Green, New Yorker, 16 May 2025 Trump also did well with populists in Europe, according to the survey. Frank Langfitt, NPR, 12 June 2025 And at the same time most of them are very vulnerable to funding cuts in this moment where populists are a political force everywhere. Annika Pham, Variety, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for populist
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socialist
Noun
  • Mamdani, a democratic socialist, wants free city buses and a freeze on New York rents.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 14 July 2025
  • Common Sense, a progressive news outlet, has declared that Mamdani’s win proves the need for Democrats to welcome the rise of socialists within the party and the start of a total shakeup of the party to give more influence to the far-left.
    Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 July 2025

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