populist

as in socialist

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Recent Examples of populist Sonnenfeld said the hostility owes to populists on both ends of the political spectrum who villainize corporate America. Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024 The brainchild of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy has piqued the interest of Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), along with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), three Democratic populists on Capitol Hill who favor an economics-first approach to politics. Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024 But the party remains deeply divided on many issues, for example between fiscal hawks who oppose expanding the budget deficit and populists whose top priority is slashing taxes at any cost. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024 The legislative vote comes a week after the first round of a presidential race that saw a controversial far-right populist who was polling in single digits win the most votes. Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for populist 

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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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