Etymology

populism

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin populus ← Old Latin populus ← Proto-Italic *poplos
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  1. Proto-Italic*poplos
  2. Old Latinpopulus
  3. Latinpopulus
  4. English todaypopulism

From Latin populus + English -ism.

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