Editing People's Party (United States) (section)

=== Populism as a generic term ===
{{Further|Populism}}
In the United States, the term "populist" originally referred to the Populist Party and related left-wing movements of the late 19th century that wanted to curtail the power of the corporate and financial establishment. Later, the term "populist" began to apply to any [[anti-establishment]] movement.<ref name="kazinnyt"/> The original generic definition of the term, which has held consistently since the emergence of its post-Populist Party genericness, describes a populist as "a believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people."<ref>{{citation|publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc.|title=Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary|date=1983|location=Springfield, MA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oed.com|date=1989|access-date=16 March 2018 |website=Oxford English Dictionary Online|title=Oxford English Dictionary}}</ref> In the 21st century, the term once again began to be used. Politicians as diverse as independent left-wing Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] of Vermont and Republican President [[Donald Trump]] have been labeled populists.