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Centrism vs Populism - What's the difference?

centrism | populism |

As nouns the difference between centrism and populism

is that centrism is any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes while populism is (philosophy) 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.

centrism

English

(wikipedia centrism)

Noun

(-)
  • Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.

    • populism

    English

    (wikipedia populism)

    Noun

  • (philosophy) 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.

    • See also

    * populist English words suffixed with -ism