| 释义 |
popocracy1 U.S. Obs. exc. Hist.|pəʊˈpɒkrəsɪ|
Also with capital initial.
[f. populist + democracy 4.]
The rule or policy of the Populists or People's Party in the United States. So ˈpopocrat1 [democrat 2], a member or supporter of the People's Party; a Populist; popoˈcratic a., of or pertaining to the Popocrats. Also earlier poplocracy |pəʊˈplɒkrəsɪ|; so poploˈcratic a.
1895T. R. Smith in Voice (N.Y.) 18 July 5/3 Our fight will be for poplocracy, popular rule... I think no more significant name could be found than the Poplocratic Party. 1896Chicago Tribune 4 Aug. 1/1 The first returns are always in favor of the Popocrats. Ibid., Incomplete returns..indicate Popocratic gains. 1896Boston Jrnl. 24 Oct. 7/3 (heading) He is ready to support Popocracy. Ibid. 31 Oct. 4/3 (heading) Popocratic claims about Iowa. 1896North Amer. Rev. CLXIII. 744 The threats..of the Popocrats to change..our financial system. 1904Omaha Bee 16 Aug. 4 If it is so important that the people of Nebraska move cautiously in the selection of their chief executive this year, why did not the popocratic conventions discover the fact before? 1972Time 17 Apr. 32/1 Populists who joined the Democrats were known as ‘popocrats’. |