Associations to the word «Populism»

Wiktionary

POPULISM, noun. (philosophy) A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.

Dictionary definition

POPULISM, noun. The political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats