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Populist Party
see synonyms of populist partyNoun
1. people's party, populist party
a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Populist Party
see synonyms of populist partyn.
A US political party that sought to represent the interests of farmers and laborers in the 1890s, advocating increased currency issue, free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of railroads, and a graduated federal income tax. Also called People's Party.
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