populist

populist
I. noun Etymology: Latin populus the people Date: 1892 1. a member of a political party claiming to represent the common people; especially often capitalized a member of a United States political party formed in 1891 primarily to represent agrarian interests and to advocate the free coinage of silver and government control of monopolies 2. a believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people • populism nounpopulistic adjective II. adjective Date: 1893 1. often capitalized of, relating to, or characterized by populism 2. a. popular 1 b. popular 2

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