antipopulist

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noun

One who opposes populism.

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Meanings

nounantipopulist (plural antipopulists)

plural antipopulists

  1. governmentOne who opposes populism.

    It seems from “The Age of Turbulence” that Greenspan enjoyed the obfuscation game: as a frank antipopulist, he thought and still thinks that an air of mystery around the Fed is a good thing.

    2007 October 14, Michael Kinsley, “Greenspan Shrugged”, in New York Times

Origin

From anti- + populist.

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Translations

Portuguese antipopulista
  • antipopulistaone who opposes populism
Cite this entry
APA

antipopulist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipopulist

MLA

“antipopulist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipopulist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antipopulist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipopulist.

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