penal populism
A process in which the major political parties compete with each other to be tough on…A process in which the major political parties compete with each other to be tough on crime.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A process in which the major political parties compete with each other to be tough on crime.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsadopopulism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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