populist

Example Sentences

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Three populist parties are also in the running and opinion polls see them garnering around 19 percent of the vote.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

That’s Coogler’s challenge too, and this is his moment to encourage the industry to get back to making ambitious populist hits.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

It was a major cultural change for someone who had come up on the British populist right, as the restaurant attracted patrons interested in blockchain and not just in Brexit.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Mojtaba's name first entered the public spotlight during the 2005 presidential election, which resulted in the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a populist hardliner.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Indeed, it is possible to date the chasm that was to develop between the populist mainstream and the classical avant-garde in music to this place and time.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall