POPULIST

populist

(noun) someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

populist (plural populists)

A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).

A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.

A person who advocates democratic principles.

Adjective

populist (comparative more populist, superlative most populist)

Democratic.

(of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular.

Of or pertaining to populism.

Source: Wiktionary


Pop"u*list, n. [L. populus people + -ist.] (U. S. Politics)

Definition: A member of the People's party. -- Pop`u*lis"tic (#), a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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