populists

plural of populist
as in socialists

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  • We’re cursed with loudmouth, throwback hippie socialists in high places, but Arlington’s a pretty, quiet town bracketed by mountains and made famous by Norman Rockwell, who lived and did his best work here from the 1930s into the ’50s.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Israel’s first government was led by nationalists and socialists.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Populists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populists. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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