Populism is a range of political approaches that deliberately appeal to "the people," often juxtaposing this group against a so-called "elite." There is no single definition of the term, which developed in the 19th century and has been used to mean various things since that time. In Europe, few politicians or political groups describe themselves as "populist" and in political discourse the term is often applied to others pejoratively. Within https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_science and other https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science, various different definitions of populism have been used, although some scholars propose rejecting the term altogether.