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populism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought |
| Derivation | populist |
Examples of populism
populism
Such discontent, and the fear of it, fuel populism, especially on the far right.
From the economist.com
The area I'm most worried about is trade, where populism leads to protectionism.
From the newsweek.com
But moaning about populism and accusing Ukip of xenophobia won't stop Mr Farage.
From the independent.co.uk
The PVV is not the biggest party, and their brand of sad populism is not Nazism.
From the economist.com
That there's a way to expand the economic good times without Al Gore's populism.
From the time.com
First, some worry that populism will lead to the election of hard-right mayors.
From the economist.com
This book banning is nothing more than the cheap populism of a master politician.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Chapman stood before her students and stoked the populism in their young souls.
From the washingtonpost.com
It is xenophobic populism gone plum loco, as folks used to say in bad Westerns.
From the newsweek.com
- The political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
- (populist) democrat: an advocate of democratic principles
- Populism, defined either as an ideology, (more rarely and uncommonly) a political philosophy, , p. 3 or a type of discourse, ie of political-social thought that juxtaposes "the people" against "the elites", and urges social and political system changes. ...
- (Populist) 1. A member of a political party claiming to represent the common people; especially often capitalized : a member of a United States political party formed in 1891 primarily to represent agrarian interests and to advocate the free coinage of silver and government control of monopolies ...
- (Populist) A person whose public views reflect the interests and concerns of the average person
- (Populist) A segment of the American public which is strongly conservative on social issues and very protectionist and "anti-big business" on economic issues. Pat Buchanan is the prototypical populist, Ross Perot is a much less virulent example.
- (Populist) An ideology favoring the common people over the wealthy or elites.
- (Populist) Belief that there is an elite who make a practice of destroying opportunity for those lower down the food chain, viewing ordinary people as economic units. The Populist Party uses government to try to fix the problem. Right analysis, wrong fix.
- (Populists) are seen by some politicians as a largely democratic and positive force in society, even while a wing of scholarship in political science contends that populist mass movements are irrational and introduce instability into the political process.
