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macropopulist

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English

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Etymology

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From macro- +‎ populist.

Adjective

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macropopulist (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a large proportion of the population
    • 2008 April 22, Alessandra Stanley, “Politicians as Comics: A Sideshow on Pop TV”, in New York Times[1]:
      Making nice on a cooking program or game show is the macropopulist equivalent of knocking down pins in a bowling alley in Altoona, Pa., or belting down Crown Royal whiskey in a bar in Crown Point, Ind., only better: the setting, be it Rachael Ray’s kitchen or Howie Mandel ’s array of suitcases on “Deal or No Deal,” is as familiar as home to millions of viewers.