populist

IPA: pˈɑpjʌɫʌst

A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.
A person who advocates democratic principles.

Examples of "populist" in Sentences

Obama realizes this, and is trying to gain populist sentiment.
He rejects the term "populist" and says Democrats must be careful not to vilify the rich.
Why the hell do the press and Republicans cringe when they utter the term populist like they have just eaten a rat turd?
We have to figure out how to package free labor policy in populist terms that sell to people like Lou Dobbs and his ilk.
In the end, a "movement" which appears angry and populist is in reality a front group for the worst, most regressive oligarchic policies.
And I've always wondered why "populist" is used in a rather negative way when it suggests someone is following the path that most people want them to.
Freshman Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., disclosed yesterday that he's writing what he called a populist's view of the political situation in the United States today.
So the White House has tried to walk the line between saying the bare minimum in populist applause lines and simultaneously pursuing an extremely pro-business policy agenda.