populism
/pˈɑpjəlˌɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.
Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In the early 21st century, the tide of populism in Western countries has been primarily driven by demographic shifts, deindustrialization, inflation, a hostile cultural climate, and a collapse in social cohesion."
- "It is not crass populism or majoritanianism that ratifies the legitimacy of the polity or the administration."
Etymology
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-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English populism From Latin populus + English -ism.