November 16, 2007

WHAT IS A “POPULIST”?

Posted by D.A. King at 11:53 pm - Email the author   Print This Post Print This Post  

WHAT IS A “POPULIST”?

Merriam Webster online:
populist

1pop·u·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