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populist

[pop-yuh-list] / ˈpɒp yə lɪst /


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Shaw has framed her campaign as a populist effort against a failed and self-interested status quo establishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"He has shaped the image of the first populist president, the first acclaimed strongman of the 21st Century."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

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

With this single line, Ms. Osmon writes, Mr. Springsteen “transformed into a populist leader.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The bond market, because it consisted mainly of big institutional investors, experienced no similarly populist political pressure.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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