German

Noun

Populist m ‎(genitive Populisten, plural Populisten)

1. populist (usually in a negative sense, one who opportunistically takes advantage of current popular opinions or emotions)

Related terms

• populär, Popularität, Populismus

English

Noun

populist ‎(plural populists)

1. A person who advocates democratic principles
2. A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular
3. A person who advocates populism
   • 2013, Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism (in The Guardian, 3 January 2013)

     Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.

Translations

Adjective

populist ‎(comparative more populist, superlative most populist)

1. Democratic
2. (of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular
3. Of or pertaining to populism

Translations

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnia, Serbia): populista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /popǔlist/
• Hyphenation: po‧pu‧list

Noun

popùlist m

1. (Croatia) populist

Declension