A 2014 study by the investment bank Natixis even predicted that French would become the world's most widely spoken language by 2050. The authors of the study referred to were demographic growth prospects in Africa. French is also widespread in many smaller countries, Ammon said.
Classical populism. The word populism is derived from the Latin word populus, which means people in English (in the sense of folk, nation, as in: The Roman People (populus Romanus), not in the sense of multiple individual persons as in: There are people visiting us today).
Written By: Populism, political program or movement that champions the common person, usually by favourable contrast with an elite. Populism usually combines elements of the left and the right, opposing large business and financial interests but also frequently being hostile to established socialist and labour parties. 1  The term populism can designate either democratic or authoritarian movements. Populism is typically critical of political representation and anything that mediates the relation between the people and their leader or government.