Populism vs Chauvinism - What's the difference?
populism | chauvinism |
(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.
(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(pejorative) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
As nouns the difference between populism and chauvinism
is that 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 while chauvinism is (pejorative) excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.populism
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(wikipedia populism)Noun
See also
* populist English words suffixed with -ismchauvinism
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Noun
(wikipedia chauvinism)- Feminists say that male chauvinism is still prevalent in cultures worldwide.
