Populist

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Populist may refer to:

  • A supporter of Populism, a political philosophy urging social and political system change that favors "the people" over "the elites" .
  • Populist Party of America, a party founded in 2002 advocating "constitutional democracy"
  • Populist Party (United States), (actually the People's Party) a major political party in the United States in the late 19th century
  • The Progressive Populist, a newspaper founded in 1995 attempting to organize "a populist movement with progressive values"

For other groups using the label populist in the United States, see "Populist Party" label in 1970s, 1984, 2004, and for other groups worldwide see Populist Party