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populist
- /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/ UK
- /ˈpɑ.pjə.lɪst/ Canada, US
- /ˈpɔp.jʉ.lɪst/ Australia
noun populists
- A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen). Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.
- A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.
- A person who advocates democratic principles.
adjective more populist · most populist
- Democratic.
- Put forward just because it would be popular.
- Of or pertaining to populism. On the right, this can look like gleeful cruelty, sadistic memes, posts that “own the libs” or sensationalized claims about fraud and conspiracy. On the left, it could be social justice messaging, online identity politics or populist economic proposals to, say, tax the rich.
Similar: populistic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: democrat, demagogical, demagogic, popular, rabble-rousing, popularist, anti-establishment, anti-elitist, egalitarian, plebeian, demotic, majoritarian, grassroots, folkish, crowd-pleasing, proletarian
adjective
Similar: populistic
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noun person who advocates populism
| Español | populista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대중주의자 daejungjuuija, 포퓰리스트 popyulliseuteu |
| 中文 | 民粹主義者 /民粹主义者 míncuì zhǔyì zhě |
| Português | populista |
| Français | populiste |
| Deutsch | Populist |
| עברית | פופוליסט populíst |
noun politician who advocates policies just because they are popular
| Español | populista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포퓰리스트 popyulliseuteu |
| 日本語 | ポピュリスト popyurisuto |
| 中文 | 民粹主義者 /民粹主义者, 平民主義者 /平民主义者 |
| Português | populista |
| Français | populiste |
| Deutsch | Populist, Populistin |
| Italiano | populista |
| Ελληνικά | λαϊκιστής laïkistís, λαϊκίστρια laïkístria |
| Română | populist, populistă |
| Русский | попули́ст populíst, попули́стка populístka |
| العربية | شَعْبَوِيّ šaʕbawiyy, شَعْبَوِيَّة šaʕbawiyya |
| עברית | פופוליסט populíst |
noun person who advocates democratic principles
| 中文 | 人民黨員 /人民党员 rénmín dǎngyuán |
|---|---|
| Русский | наро́дник naródnik, наро́дница naródnica |
adj democratic
| हिन्दी | जनवादी janvādī |
|---|---|
| Русский | наро́днический naródničeskij |
adj put forward just because it would be popular
| Français | populiste |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | populistisch |
| Русский | попули́стский populístskij |
| العربية | شَعْبَوِيّ šaʕbawiyy |
| עברית | פופוליסטי populísti |
adj of or pertaining to populism
| Deutsch | populistisch |
|---|---|
| Русский | попули́стский populístskij, наро́днический naródničeskij |
| עברית | פופוליסטי populísti |
Talk about this word "populist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/populist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. populist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/populist "populist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/populist.Cite this
@misc{populist_2026,
title = {populist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/populist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
