populist

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BrE /ˈpɒpjʊlɪst/ AmE /ˈpɑːpjəlɪst/

adjective en → es

1 POLITICS [attributive], [predicative] B2

relating to or supporting political policies that are intended to help ordinary people and appeal to the general public

populista, de izquierda populista

  • a populist leader/party/platform

Collocations populist policies · populist rhetoric

  • The party's populist platform won them many votes.

    La plataforma populista del partido les ganó muchos votos.

2 PEOPLE [attributive], [predicative] B2

relating to or supporting the interests of ordinary people, especially as opposed to those in power

popularista, de la gente común

  • a populist movement

Collocations populist demands · populist ideas

  • The new law is seen as a populist measure.

    La nueva ley se ve como una medida populista.