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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A US political party that sought to represent the interests of farmers and laborers in the 1890s, advocating increased currency issue, free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of railroads, and a graduated federal income tax.
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- noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads
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Examples
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Mary E. Lease was a well-known "stump" speaker for the Farmers' Alliance and the Populist Party.
Alan Singer: Wall Street Was a Slave Market Before It Was a Financial Center Alan Singer 2012
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Mary E. Lease was a well-known "stump" speaker for the Farmers' Alliance and the Populist Party.
Alan Singer: Wall Street Was a Slave Market Before It Was a Financial Center Alan Singer 2012
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The Populist Party in the 1890s boasted a detailed platform, including government ownership of the railroads, and it won four states in the 1892 election.
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By 1892, the Alliance's political arm, the Populist Party, fully embraced the relationship with industrial workers.
Memo to Media: Populism Is a Rebellion Against Corporate Power -- It's Not Just Stupid, Raw Anger 2009
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He is a columnist for the Populist Party website and has had a number of articles published internationally.
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Palin might try to echo Bryan, but she would consider Bryan's Populist Party platform of 1896 communistic were she to add it to her famous reading list.
Enter the Foxulists 2009
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At this time, the Populist Party was founded - as an agrarian People's Party opposing gold, supporting free silver, and seeking government aid without success.
"Over the Rainbow" 2009
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Historical studies show that the Republicans and Democrats that the Populist Party candidates challenged were MORE bigoted (especially anti-semitic) than the Populists.
Club For Growth Targets Huckabee's Tax Record In New Ad 2009
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Populist Party by Pulladigm on Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 at 3: 03: 42 PM
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In NC, there were basically three parties, the Republicans (which included many black voters and candidates) the Populist Party, and the Democrats (white supremacists).
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