POPULISM

Populism

Populism is a political doctrine where one sides with "the people" against "the elites". While for much of the twentieth century, populism was considered to be a political phenomenon mostly of Latin America, since the 1980s, populist movements and parties have enjoyed degrees of success in First World democracies such as Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, and Scandinavian countries.

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populism

Noun

  1. 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.


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