n A fossil patriot of the early agricultural period, found in the old red soapstone underlying Kansas; characterized by an uncommon spread of ear, which some naturalists contend gave him the power of flight, though Professors Morse and Whitney, pursuing independent lines of thought, have ingeniously pointed out that had he possessed it he would have gone elsewhere In the picturesque speech of his period, some fragments of which have come down to us, he was known as "The Matter with Kansas "
If you describe a politician or an artist as populist, you mean that they claim to care about the interests and opinions of ordinary people rather than those of a small group. Jose Sarney, the current populist president elitist A populist is someone who expresses populist views. elitist. relating to or representing ordinary people, rather than rich or very highly educated people
In Polish political vocabulary this word has a negative meaning It implies the use of crowds, popular emotions, and mass activities which violate the law