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populism meaning in Sinhala

ජනතාවාදය janatāwādaya

populism in Sinhala: ජනතාවාදය (janatāwādaya). In English, populism means a political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.

Sinhala words for populism

a political doctrine or philosophy
ජනතාවාදය janatāwādaya

English meaning of populism

  1. noun A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.
  2. noun The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.

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Questions about populism in Sinhala

What is the meaning of populism in Sinhala?
Populism in Sinhala is ජනතාවාදය (janatāwādaya).
populism යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Populism: ජනතාවාදය (janatāwādaya).
What does populism mean in English?
Populism means a political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.

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