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populist.

A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑ.pjə.lɪst/Canada, General-American/ˈpɔp.jʉ.lɪst/Australia

  1. A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).

  2. A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.

  3. A person who advocates democratic principles.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English populist From Latin populus + English -ist.

adj/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑ.pjə.lɪst/Canada, General-American/ˈpɔp.jʉ.lɪst/Australia

  1. Democratic.

  2. Put forward just because it would be popular.

  3. Of or pertaining to populism.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English populist From Latin populus + English -ist.

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