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neopopulist

American  
[nee-oh-pop-yuh-list] / ˌni oʊˈpɒp yə lɪst /

adjective

  1. pertaining to a revival of populism, especially a sophisticated form appealing to commonplace values and prejudices.

Other Word Forms

  • neopopulism noun

Etymology

Origin of neopopulist

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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Over hot dogs and beer, the two men reviewed the text of a neopopulist economic address -- delivered complete with some Dukakis stylistic improvements in the Camelot Hotel in Little Rock last Monday.

From Time Magazine Archive

VIRGINIA: It was a classic confrontation between a rambunctious neopopulist, Lieutenant Governor Henry E. Howell, 53, and a staid member of the state's conservative elite, former Governor Mills E. Godwin, 58.

From Time Magazine Archive

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