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Oligarchy vs Populism - What's the difference?

oligarchy | populism |

As nouns the difference between oligarchy and populism

is that oligarchy is a government run by only a few, often the wealthy while populism is 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.

oligarchy

English

Noun

(wikipedia oligarchy) (oligarchies)
  • A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
  • Those who make up an oligarchic government.
  • A state ruled by such a government.

    • Related terms

    * oligarch * oligarchic * oligarchical

    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