different between populism vs chauvinism

English

Noun

populism (countable and uncountable, plural populisms)

1. (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.
2. (derogatory) The practice of appealing to the interests of the common people.
   • 2006, Prasanta Chakravarty, Like Parchment in the Fire (page 104)

     It is not crass populism or majoritanianism that ratifies the legitimacy of the polity or the administration.

Translations

Related terms

• populist

See also

• demagoguery
• people's party

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauvinisme (“idealistic devotion to Napoleon”), named for Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary and excessively patriotic soldier of the French First Republic. The figure of Chauvin became especially famous as a character in the play La Cocarde Tricolore by the Cogniard brothers.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????.v?.n?.z?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??o?.v??n?zm?/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /????.v?.n?.z?m/

Noun

chauvinism (countable and uncountable, plural chauvinisms)

1. (derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
2. (derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

Synonyms

• jingoism

Derived terms

• male chauvinism

Related terms

• chauvinist

Translations

See also

• bigotry

• Chauvinism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Swedish

Etymology

From French chauvinisme.

Noun

chauvinism c

1. chauvinism

Declension

Related terms

• chauvinist