Pop'u·list noun [ Latin populus people + -ist .] (U. S. Politics) A member of the People's party. -- Pop`u*lis'tic adjective Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/128
a political party member seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people. In modern usage, being a populist, has become a political tactic. A politician merely claims he is seeking to represent the interests of "ordinary people", or that he is "one of them". Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21664