Get to know Populism better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like doctrine or philosophy.
Populism in a sentence
Populism meaning
- 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.
- The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.
Synonyms of Populism
Using Populism
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.
- Useful related words include: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought.
- In the example corpus, populism often appears in combinations such as: of populism, populism and, right-wing populism.
Context around Populism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Populism
- In this selection, "populism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wing, embrace, reject, say, typically and germany stand out and add context to how "populism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include america first populism that calls and brand of populism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "populism" sits close to words such as aquaculture, asap and assigning, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with populism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Right-wing populism always wins in a struggle with populism on the Left. (13 words)
For any real change, the country needs real leadership – not narrow populism or good English. (15 words)
The danger of the spread of authoritarian populism of different signs is just around the corner. (16 words)
Carbon pricing is the starkest example: while 48 per cent of those who embrace populism say it’s an issue that will shape their vote in the fall, just 10 per cent of those who reject populism say the same. (40 words)
However, the same forces that drove the paralysis in Congress are here, too: an extreme, nationalistic right-wing populism that shuns reason and simple common sense in favour of making a splash on Twitter. (34 words)
The threats and vulnerabilities posed by populism, polarization, and personalization crystallize in times of crisis, when an urgent and robust response is needed but the state proves too weak to react effectively. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Carbon pricing is the starkest example: while 48 per cent of those who embrace populism say it’s an issue that will shape their vote in the fall, just 10 per cent of those who reject populism say the same.
Right-wing populism always wins in a struggle with populism on the Left.
Some call it populism, but the main difference in Japan is that it’s a populism typically divorced from ideology, born of boredom and momentum.
HRW: France leads fight against populism, Germany, US, UK get mixed reviews (Today) - Fighting populism and xenophobia and championing human rights is bearing fruit, according to Human Rights.
A growing group of Republicans, including the likes of DeSantis and Ramaswamy, have embraced Trump’s “America First” populism that calls for a reduced U.S. footprint in global affairs.
AS Italy mourns Silvio Berlusconi’s death with a grotesque pageantry, it’s worth remembering his role as the founding father of what we still call – cutely – “populism”.
Back in early 2016, we didn’t know it then – but ahead of us lay the rise of populism, Brexit and Trump,” Prof Schmidt said.
DiPietro said that while the book was written in the early 1920s, it was prescient in how it satirized politics and populism.
Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” populism was a rejection of Paul Ryan’s debt-obsessed majority that hoped to move the goal posts on entitlement reform.
Europe has weathered financial and migrant crises before, which did not translate into widespread support for populism.
For any real change, the country needs real leadership – not narrow populism or good English.
He’s worried that this is happening now with the rise of what he calls “populism” but which is better described as the far right.
However, the same forces that drove the paralysis in Congress are here, too: an extreme, nationalistic right-wing populism that shuns reason and simple common sense in favour of making a splash on Twitter.
Importantly, while the need for subsidised grains for lower income households is undeniable, there are risks with announcing free schemes that lead to competitive populism,” it said.
In early signs of his populism, Macron showed a clear tendency to make decisions from the top without much consultation and to bypass institutionalised negotiations (such as with trade unions).
In the absence of that, it’s likely that voters disillusioned with the status quo will be lured away by rightwing populism instead.
Kunce campaigned prolifically in the 2022 race, showing up in person all over the state to spread his left-wing brand of populism.
The danger of the spread of authoritarian populism of different signs is just around the corner.
The threats and vulnerabilities posed by populism, polarization, and personalization crystallize in times of crisis, when an urgent and robust response is needed but the state proves too weak to react effectively.
The volumes are pitched against and far above mere political talks coloured by populism, individual, party or sectarian interests, street sentiments and social media activism and propaganda.
Common combinations with populism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of populism 22×
- populism and 21×
- right-wing populism 12×
- and populism 9×
- populism that 7×
- populism is 7×
- populism in 7×
- populism of 6×
- the populism 6×
- economic populism 5×