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populism

pop·u·lism [ póppyə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. politics unfavorable to elite: politics or political ideology based on the perceived interests of ordinary people, as opposed to those of a privileged elite

2. focus on ordinary people: focus or emphasis on the lives of ordinary people, e.g. in the arts and in politics

[Late 19th century. < Latin populus "people"]
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