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neo-populism

neo-populism is the alternative form of neopopulism.

Meaning of neopopulism

Noun

neopopulism (uncountable)

  1. A cultural and political movement, mainly in Latin American countries, distinct from twentieth-century populism in radically combining classically opposed left-wing and right-wing attitudes and using electronic media as a means of dissemination.
    • President Chávez has been buying and selling against this idea, continuing to practice the kind of neopopulism that will reach its limit only when the country receives what economists call an external shock.2007 December 1, RAÚL ISAÍAS BADUEL, “Why I Parted Ways With Chávez”, in New York Times

Questions about neo-populism

What is neo-populism the alternative form of?
Neo-populism is the alternative form of neopopulism.

Words near neo-populism in the dictionary

  1. neo-plasticism
  2. Neo-Platonic
  3. Neo-Platonism
  4. Neo-Platonist
  5. Neo-Platonists
  6. neo-populism
  7. neo-positivist
  8. neo-positivists
  9. neo-proletariat
  10. neo-pronoun
  11. neo-pronouns

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