Populist

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   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.
   • On top of all that, rightwing populists and leftwing progressives have made significant inroads into western politics.
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   A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.

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   A person who advocates democratic principles.

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   Democratic.

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   Put forward just because it would be popular.

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   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 econom

syn. populistic