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neopopulism

neopopulism noun: 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.

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

Forms of neopopulism

alternative formneo-populism

Origin of neopopulism

From neo- + populism.

Questions about neopopulism

What does neopopulism mean?
Neopopulism means 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.
What part of speech is neopopulism?
Neopopulism is a noun.

Words near neopopulism in the dictionary

  1. neoplesiosaurian
  2. neoplesiosaurians
  3. neopolyploid
  4. neopolyploids
  5. neopolyploidy
  6. neopopulism
  7. neopopulist
  8. neopopulists
  9. neopositivism
  10. neopositivist
  11. neopositivists

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