populist
See also: Populist
English
Noun
populist (plural populists)
- A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
- 2013, Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism (in The Guardian, 3 January 2013)
- Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.
- 2013, Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism (in The Guardian, 3 January 2013)
- A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.
- A person who advocates democratic principles.
Translations
person who advocates populism
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politician who advocates policies just because they are popular
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person who advocates democratic principles
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Adjective
populist (comparative more populist, superlative most populist)
- Democratic.
- (of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular.
- Of or pertaining to populism.
Synonyms
- populistic
Translations
democratic
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put forward just because it would be popular
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of or pertaining to populism
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpoːpyˈlɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: po‧pu‧list
Noun
populist n (plural populisten, diminutive populistje n)
- populist (advocate or supporter of political populism, asserting that elites are out of touch with the common people)
- (derogatory) demagogue
Derived terms
- populistisch
Related terms
- populisme
Romanian
Etymology
From French populiste. By surface analysis, popul + -ist.
Adjective
populist m or n (feminine singular populistă, masculine plural populiști, feminine and neuter plural populiste)
- populist
Declension
Declension of populist
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | populist | populistă | populiști | populiste | ||
definite | populistul | populista | populiștii | populistele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | populist | populiste | populiști | populiste | ||
definite | populistului | populistei | populiștilor | populistelor |
Noun
populist m (plural populiști)
- populist
Declension
Declension of populist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) populist | populistul | (niște) populiști | populiștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) populist | populistului | (unor) populiști | populiștilor |
vocative | populistule | populiștilor |
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Bosnia, Serbia): populista
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /popǔlist/
- Hyphenation: po‧pu‧list
Noun
popùlist m (Cyrillic spelling попу̀лист)
- (Croatia) populist
Declension
Declension of populist
singular | plural | |
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nominative | populist | populisti |
genitive | populista | populista |
dative | populistu | populistima |
accusative | populista | populiste |
vocative | populiste | populisti |
locative | populistu | populistima |
instrumental | populistom | populistima |