populism

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Noun

populism

1. (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.
2. (derogatory) The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.
   • 2006, Prasanta Chakravarty, Like Parchment in the Fire (page 104)

     It is not crass populism or majoritanianism that ratifies the legitimacy of the polity or the administration.

Translations

• French: populisme
• German: Populismus
• Portuguese: populismo
• Russian: попули́зм
• Spanish: populismo

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