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penal populism

penal populism noun: a process in which the major political parties compete with each other to be tough on crime.

Noun

penal populism (uncountable)

  1. A process in which the major political parties compete with each other to be tough on crime.

Questions about penal populism

What does penal populism mean?
Penal populism means a process in which the major political parties compete with each other to be tough on crime.
What part of speech is penal populism?
Penal populism is a noun.

Words near penal populism in the dictionary

  1. penal laws
  2. penal notice
  3. penal notices
  4. penal officer
  5. penal officers
  6. penal populism
  7. penal rosaries
  8. penal rosary
  9. penal substitution
  10. penal-industrial complex
  11. Penaldo

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