Democrat
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
Example sentence: What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
Populist
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person who advocates democratic principlesA politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popularA person who advocates populism
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: DemocraticPut forward just because it would be popularOf or pertaining to populism
Example sentence: Much of the media failed to anticipate the potential Trump represented as a disruptive populist force, understand why his supporters trusted him, or offer honest reporting on the underlying trends that made his rise possible.