Populist

populist (ˈpɒpjʊlɪst)

—*adj*
1.	appealing to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people

—n
2.	a person, esp a politician, who appeals to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people

Populist (ˈpɒpjʊlɪst)

—n
1.	(US) history a member of the People's Party, formed largely by agrarian interests to contest the 1892 presidential election. The movement gradually dissolved after the 1904 election

—*adj*
2.	of, characteristic of, or relating to the People's Party, the Populists, or any individual or movement with similar aims

'Populism

—n

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populist

1892, Amer.Eng., from L. populus "people." Originally in reference to the Populist Party, organized Feb. 1892 to promote certain issues important to farmers and workers. The term outlasted the party, and by 1920s came to mean "representing the views of the masses" in a general way.

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Special attention was paid to the populist metaphors and debates over silver and gold.

The populist moment a short history of the agrarian revolt in america.

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"Populism is folkish, patriotism is not. One can be a patriot and a cosmopolitan. But a populist is inevitably a nationalist of sorts. Patriotism, too, is less racist than is populism. A patriot will not exclude a person of another nationality from the community where they have lived side by side and whom he has known for many years, but a populist will always remain suspicious of someone who does not seem to belong to his tribe."

-John Lukacs