1892 (n.) "adherent of populism;" 1893 (adj.), American English, from Latin populus "people" (see people (n.)) + -ist. Originally in reference to the U.S. Populist Party organized February 1892 to promote certain issues important to farmers and workers. The term outlasted the party, and by 1920s came to mean "representing the views of the masses" in a general way.
实用例句
1. The city of Memphis is promoting a populist approach to culture.
孟菲斯市在推行文化的民粹主义道路。来自柯林斯例句
2. He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image.
他借鉴了很多民族主义标语，建立了一个平民主义者的形象。来自柯林斯例句
3. The populist party anointed him as its candidate.
