1. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads; [syn: People's Party, Populist Party]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Populist Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; formed in
1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of
railroads [syn: People's Party, Populist Party]