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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

With Trump in the White House, 2026 is a difficult year to mount a right-wing populist campaign for California governor, said Christian Grose, a professor of political science and public policy at USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

For a good part of the eighteenth and all of the nineteenth century, the populist, light, tuneful Italian style of opera was what most people went to an opera house for.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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