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prepopulist

prepopulist adjective: prior to the onset of populism.

Adjective

prepopulist (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the onset of populism.
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Origin of prepopulist

From pre- + populist.

Questions about prepopulist

What does prepopulist mean?
Prepopulist means prior to the onset of populism.
What part of speech is prepopulist?
Prepopulist is an adjective.

Words near prepopulist in the dictionary

  1. prepopulate
  2. prepopulated
  3. prepopulates
  4. prepopulating
  5. prepopulation
  6. prepopulist
  7. prepore
  8. prepores
  9. preport
  10. preported
  11. preporting

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