Populist

Full definition of populist

Noun

1. A person who advocates democratic principles
2. A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular
3. A person who advocates populism
• 2013, Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism (in The Guardian, 3 January 2013)http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/02/argentina-britain-hand-back-falklandsCritics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.

Adjective

1. Democratic
2. (of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular
3. Of or pertaining to populism