Populist
['pɒpjʊlɪst]
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n. A fossil patriot of the early agricultural period found in the old red soapstone underlying Kansas; characterized by an uncommon spread of ear which some naturalists contend gave him the power of flight though Professors Morse and Whitney pursuing independent lines of thought have ingeniously pointed out that had he possessed it he would have gone elsewhere. In the picturesque speech of his period some fragments of which have come down to us he was known as 'The Matter with Kansas. '
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Examples
- As I write, a convention of the Populist Party has just taken place. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The minor parties--Populist, Prohibition, Independence League and Socialist--have shown a much greater willingness to face new problems. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Twenty years ago the Populists were hated and feared as if they practiced black magic. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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