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populist

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

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\-ˌli-zəm\ noun

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\ˌpä-pyə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective

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