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   populist

   /ˈpɒpjʊlɪst/

   noun

   • 1. a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups: "he ran as a populist on an anti-corruption platform"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characteristic of a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups: "party leaders plan to reprise the populist rhetoric that they used in the tax fight"
   • ▪ appealing to or aimed at ordinary people: "it seems their efforts in creating a populist movement for chamber music are paying off"

   Word Origin late 19th century (originally referring to a US political party): from Latin populus ‘people’ + -ist.

   Derivatives

   • 1. populistic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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