First Known Use: 1892
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1populist
noun pop·u·list \ˈpä-pyə-list\
Definition of POPULIST
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
— pop·u·lism \-ˌli-zəm\ noun
— pop·u·lis·tic \ˌpä-pyə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective
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Origin of POPULIST
Latin populus the people
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2populist
adjective
: of or relating to a political party that claims to represent ordinary people
Full Definition of POPULIST
1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or characterized by populism
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First Known Use of POPULIST
1893
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