populist

Meaning

Noun

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.

Adj

1. Democratic.
2. Put forward just because it would be popular.
3. Of or pertaining to populism.

Synonyms

democrat

independent

Translations

populiste

populista

Populist

démocrate

populistisch

-en

demócrata

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/

Etymology

From Latin populus + -ist.