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 monopolies
2 : 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