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This was not only because Carney took vocally anti-Trump positions, but because his chief rival — Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre — was a right-wing populist whose political style seemed far too close to Trump’s for Canadian comfort.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
Loyal senior intelligence officials serving a populist or an autocrat will often tailor their agencies’ activities on the basis of what the leader may or may not want to hear.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
His critics view him as a dangerous populist who relies on a political division and backpedals on promises too easily.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
American and European conservatives, populists, and nationalists are gathering in Hungary today for the Conservative Political Action Conference.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2025
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
Loyal senior intelligence officials serving a populist or an autocrat will often tailor their agencies’ activities on the basis of what the leader may or may not want to hear.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
His critics view him as a dangerous populist who relies on a political division and backpedals on promises too easily.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
American and European conservatives, populists, and nationalists are gathering in Hungary today for the Conservative Political Action Conference.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populist
socialist
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Democratic socialists are winning primaries, but live-action Stitch is winning at the box office and letting Lilo go into foster care.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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The attention given to whether Mamdani is a socialist of some kind is a wake-up call to observers and citizens to look more carefully at questions about political economy and the language that is used by candidates, the media and pundits.—
Dave Anderson,
Baltimore Sun,
27 July 2025
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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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