populism

noun

Meaning

A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.

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Related words

demagogy(English)demagoguery(English)popularity(English)preaching(English)popularist(English)popularism(English)neopopulism(English)neo-populism(English)progressivism(English)populist(English)authoritarianism(English)extremism(English)

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