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populist

[pop-yuh-list] / ˈpɒp yə lɪst /


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As Capp explains, "This was a sort of populist political gesture, essentially inviting the moral support of the crowd."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The possibility of a populist backlash is especially relevant currently, given that the share of national income going to labor is now at an all-time low.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“Even candidates that wouldn’t have traditionally been a progressive or populist candidate have started adopting some of this language,” Martin said.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

So have heterodox types like James Talarico, the Bible-quoting left-wing populist who won the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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




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