populist
(noun) someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
