populist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *populist*:
NOUN	person	populist	someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite

populist > pronunciation
Sounds	paa'pyahlahst
Rhymes	abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...

English > *populist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	Someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite.
Broader	advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent	A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Spanish	demócrata, populista
Catalan	demòcrata
Nouns	populism	the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

HyperDic: populist