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populistic

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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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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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