Meaning
- (noun) A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
- (noun) A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.
- (noun) A person who advocates democratic principles.
- (adjective) Democratic.
- (adjective) (of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular.
- (adjective) Of or pertaining to populism.
Letter breakdown
- Populist contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Words from these letters
- pulpits
- pilots
- pistol
- pulpit
- pupils
- spoilt
- tulips
- lotus
- louts
- pilot
- pious
- plops
- plots
- posit
- pouts
- pulps
- pupil
- spilt
- split
- spoil
- spout
- toils
- tulip
- lips
- lisp
- list
- lops
- lost
- lots
- lout
- lust
- oils
- opts
- opus
- oust
- outs
- pips
- pits
- plop
- plot
- plus
- pols
- pops
- post
- pots
- pout
- pulp
- pups
- puts
- silo
- silt
- situ
- slip
- slit
- slop
- slot
- slut
- soil
- soli
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with POP
- pop
- popcorn
- pope
- popes
- popgun
- popguns
- popinjay
- popinjays
- poplar
- poplars
- poplin
- popover
- popovers
- poppa
- poppas
- popped
- poppies
- popping
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Words ending with IST
Reader questions
What does Populist mean?
A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
How many letters are in Populist?
Populist has 8 letters.
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