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Pop⋅u⋅list

  [pop-yuh-list]
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–noun
1. a member of the People's party.
2. (lowercase) a supporter or adherent of populism.
–adjective
3. Also, Pop⋅u⋅lis⋅tic. of or pertaining to the People's party.
4. Also, pop⋅u⋅lis⋅tic. (lowercase) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of populism or its adherents.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; < L popul(us) people + -ist
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pop·u·list   (pŏp'yə-lĭst)   
n.  

  1. A supporter of the rights and power of the people.

  2. Populist A supporter of the Populist Party.

adj.  

  1. Of or relating to populism or its advocates: a populist aversion to business monopolies.

  2. Populist Of or relating to the Populist Party.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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