Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A supporter of the rights and power of the people.
- noun A supporter of the Populist Party.
- adjective Of or relating to populism or its advocates.
- adjective Of or relating to the Populist Party.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the People's party, a political organization established in the United States in 1892, having for its chief objects expansion of the currency, state control of railways, and the placing of restrictions upon the ownership of land.
- noun A member of the People's party.
- Of or pertaining to the People's Party, a political organization established in the United States in 1891, having for its chief objects expansion of the currency, State control of railways, and the placing of restrictions upon the ownership of land.
- noun A member of the People's Party.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (U. S. Politics) A member of the People's party.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who advocates
democratic principles - noun A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are
popular - noun A person who advocates
populism - adjective Democratic
- adjective of a political policy Put forward just because it would be popular
- adjective Of or pertaining to populism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an advocate of democratic principles
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Examples
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Why the hell do the press and Republicans cringe when they utter the term populist like they have just eaten a rat turd?
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He rejects the term "populist" and says Democrats must be careful not to vilify the rich.
Democrats' Populist Puzzle Jonathan Weisman 2011
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Freshman Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., disclosed yesterday that he's writing what he called a populist's view of the political situation in the United States today.
From On High 2007
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And I've always wondered why "populist" is used in a rather negative way when it suggests someone is following the path that most people want them to.
Alex Salmond is a genius Jeff 2007
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In the end, a "movement" which appears angry and populist is in reality a front group for the worst, most regressive oligarchic policies.
David A. Love: The Tea Party Spirit Is Corroding Public Discourse In America David A. Love 2010
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In the end, a "movement" which appears angry and populist is in reality a front group for the worst, most regressive oligarchic policies.
David A. Love: The Tea Party Spirit Is Corroding Public Discourse In America David A. Love 2010
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Obama realizes this, and is trying to gain populist sentiment.
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In the end, a "movement" which appears angry and populist is in reality a front group for the worst, most regressive oligarchic policies.
David A. Love: The Tea Party Spirit Is Corroding Public Discourse In America David A. Love 2010
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So the White House has tried to walk the line between saying the bare minimum in populist applause lines and simultaneously pursuing an extremely pro-business policy agenda.
Our sensitive corporate overlords Ezra Klein 2010
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We have to figure out how to package free labor policy in populist terms that sell to people like Lou Dobbs and his ilk.
Cheers for a Two-Tier Society, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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