a. A political philosophy supporting the rights and power of the people in their struggle against the privileged elite.
c. populism
b. Noun
a political strategy based on a calculated appeal to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people: the Islamic radicals preach a heady message of populism and religion
populist adjn
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c. populism
1. the principles and doctrines of any political party asserting that it represents the rank and file of the people.
2. (cap.) the principles and doctrines of a late 19th-century American party, especially its support of agrarian interests and a silver coinage. — populist, n., adj. — populistic, adj.
2. (cap.) the principles and doctrines of a late 19th-century American party, especially its support of agrarian interests and a silver coinage. — populist, n., adj. — populistic, adj.
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