populista

populist

noun adjective poh-poo-LEE-stah Less Common

Usage Note

Populista is one of the Italian nouns that is invariable in form between masculine and feminine: il populista, la populista. The plural changes only the article: i populisti, le populiste. It is used both as a noun and as an adjective (un discorso populista, a populist speech) and carries the same ambiguous connotation as in English.

Examples

"Quel leader è accusato di essere un populista."

Natural Translation

That leader is accused of being a populist.

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