populist
adjective
politicsoftendisapprovinguk/ˈpɒp.jə.lɪst/us/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɪst/tryingto bepopularwithordinarypeopleand torepresenttheirideasandopinions:
a populistmanifesto民粹主义宣言
a populistleader民粹主义领袖
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
- Toryism
populist
noun[C]
politicsoftendisapprovinguk/ˈpɒp.jə.lɪst/us/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɪst/someone whotriesto bepopularwithordinarypeopleand torepresenttheirideasandopinions:
apoliticalpartydominatedby populists
He's a populist whopromisedto endtaxbreaksfor therichandbreakupmonopolies.
- Right-wing populistsclaimimmigrantsarestealingjobs.
- Hegainedthereputationof being a populist whoworkedonbehalfof theruralpoor.
- These populiststendto be from theworkingandmiddleclassesratherthan theprofessionalclasses.
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
- Toryism