Populist

//ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst//

Synonyms for "populist" (2 found)

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Related words (1)

Adjective(1 words)

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Translations

61 translations across 22 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • պոպուլիստ noun (person who advocates populism)
  • պոպուլիստ noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • папулі́сцкі adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • папулі́сцкі adj (of or pertaining to populism)
  • папулі́ст noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)
  • папулі́стка noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 民粹主義者 /民粹主义者 noun (person who advocates populism)

Czech

4 entries
  • populistický adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • demokrat noun (person who advocates democratic principles)
  • populista noun (person who advocates populism)
  • populista noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Danish

2 entries
  • populist noun (person who advocates populism)
  • populist noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • popolisto noun (person who advocates populism)

Finnish

4 entries
  • demokraattinen adj (democratic)
  • populistinen adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • populistinen adj (of or pertaining to populism)
  • demokraatti noun (person who advocates democratic principles)

French

2 entries
  • populiste adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • populiste noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Galician

1 entries
  • populista noun (person who advocates populism)

German

4 entries
  • populistisch adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • populistisch adj (of or pertaining to populism)
  • Populist noun (person who advocates populism)
  • Populist noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Greek

1 entries
  • λαϊκιστής noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • פופוליסטי adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • פופוליסטי adj (of or pertaining to populism)
  • פופוליסט noun (person who advocates populism)
  • פופוליסט noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Hindi

1 entries
  • जनवादी adj (democratic)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • populista adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • populista adj (of or pertaining to populism)
  • populista noun (person who advocates populism)
  • populista noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Korean

2 entries
  • 대중주의자 noun (person who advocates populism)
  • 포퓰리스트 noun (person who advocates populism)

Latin

1 entries
  • plebicola noun (person who advocates populism)

Polish

2 entries
  • populista noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)
  • populistka noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Russian

4 entries
  • наро́днический adj (democratic)
  • наро́днический adj (of or pertaining to populism)
  • попули́стский adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • попули́стский adj (of or pertaining to populism)

Slovak

1 entries
  • populista noun (politician who advocates policies just because they are popular)

Spanish

1 entries
  • populista noun (person who advocates populism)

Thai

1 entries
  • ประชานิยม adj (of or pertaining to populism)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • популі́стський adj (put forward just because it would be popular)
  • популі́стський adj (of or pertaining to populism)
  • наро́дник noun (person who advocates democratic principles)
  • наро́дниця noun (person who advocates democratic principles)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Algerians are tired of the populist tone of the Islamists.

Source: tatoeba (7866533)

Algerians don't want populist policies.

Source: tatoeba (8167230)

Algerians don't need populist policies.

Source: tatoeba (8619311)

The prospect of a populist being elect president unnerved the big companies that had carefully groomed a network of lobbyists and party leaders for decades.

Source: tatoeba (8981612)

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