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populist

[pop-yuh-list] / ˈpɒp jə lɪst /


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Tucker, the Democratic candidate for agriculture commissioner, is a fifth-generation Texan who ties his campaign to Texas’ populist movement and focuses on issues that receive the most petition signatures on his website.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

During a debate about New Zealand's response to the Covid pandemic on Wednesday, populist NZ First leader Peters was asked by China-born Green Party member Lawrence Xu-Nan: "Are you vaccinated?"

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

In some large counties, Jackson won every delegate at stake as a plurality of convention attendees simply voted for the populist Democrat’s slate.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella was narrowly elected president of Colombia, receiving 49.6% of ballots cast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

The tumult of 1848—the bloody populist revolutions that swept fiercely through France, Denmark, Germany, and Austria and overturned social, political, and religious orders—largely passed him by, like distant thunder.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

At the same time, I would remind the victorious populists to look up in the sky and remember their Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Macron, who attended the country’s top schools, “has become the embodiment of everything populists hate,” said Olivier Costa, a research professor at the Paris-based Sciences Po university and France’s National Center for Scientific Research.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

These shamanistic masks have long been a mainstay of populists.

From Salon Mar. 17, 2025

In the first round, Torres’ competition came mostly from other conservative populists.

From Seattle Times Aug. 12, 2023

Thus we see the growth of labour organisations, and the spread of populists and socialists, who demand new rights and a greater share in the products of labour.

From Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy by David Grayson




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