populist

Meanings

Plural: populists

Noun

an advocate of democratic principles
A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.
A person who advocates democratic principles.

Adj

Democratic.
Put forward just because it would be popular.
Of or pertaining to populism.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin populus + -ist.

Synonyms

democrat, populistic

Scrabble Score: 12

populist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
populist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
populist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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