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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.