Main Entry:

¹pop·u·list

Pronunciation:

\ˈpä-pyə-list\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin populus the people

Date:

1892

1: a member of a political party claiming to represent the common people ; especially often capitalized : a member of a United States political party formed in 1891 primarily to represent agrarian interests and to advocate the free coinage of silver and government control of monopolies2: a believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people

— pop·u·lism \-ˌli-zəm\ noun

— pop·u·lis·tic \ˌpä-pyə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective