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populism
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populism

Political program or movement that champions the common person, usually by favourable contrast with an elite. Populism usually combines elements of the left and right, opposing large business and financial interests but also frequently being hostile to established socialist and labour parties. In the U.S. the term was applied to the program of the Populist movement of the 1890s.


populism
a political strategy based on a calculated appeal to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people


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He identifies populism and nationalism as the central ideological characteristics of the modern age which in turn have provided the foundation for the postmodern age.
 
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