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pseudopopulist

pseudopopulist adjective: apparently but not actually populist.

Adjective

pseudopopulist (comparative more pseudopopulist, superlative most pseudopopulist)

  1. Apparently but not actually populist.
    • The Sewanee Review said of him, "He participated in all the claptrap of mid-century middlebrow liberalism, blending invocations to democracy, pseudopopulist jargon, and commercialized aesthetics in a souffle heavily flavored with cliche.1988 June 10, James Krohe Jr., “Reading: Sandburg and Steichen”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016

Forms of pseudopopulist

comparativemore pseudopopulist
superlativemost pseudopopulist

Origin of pseudopopulist

From pseudo- + populist.

Questions about pseudopopulist

What does pseudopopulist mean?
Pseudopopulist means apparently but not actually populist.
What part of speech is pseudopopulist?
Pseudopopulist is an adjective.

Words near pseudopopulist in the dictionary

  1. pseudopomyzids
  2. pseudopopular
  3. pseudopopulation
  4. pseudopopulations
  5. pseudopopulism
  6. pseudopopulist
  7. pseudoporate
  8. pseudopore
  9. pseudopores
  10. pseudopornographic
  11. pseudoporous

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