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populism

Pop·u·lism
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pop-yuh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈpɒp yəˌlɪz əm/
    • /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pop-yuh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈpɒp yəˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of populism word

  • noun populism the political philosophy of the People's party. 1
  • noun populism (lowercase) any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies. 1
  • noun populism (lowercase) grass-roots democracy; working-class activism; egalitarianism. 1
  • noun populism (lowercase) representation or extolling of the common person, the working class, the underdog, etc.: populism in the arts. 1
  • noun populism belief in the common people 1
  • uncountable noun populism Populism refers to political activities or ideas that claim to promote the interests and opinions of ordinary people. 0

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Origin of populism

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95, Americanism; < Latin popul(us) people + -ism

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Parts of speech for Populism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

populism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

populism usage trend in Literature

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