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Demagogue
ˈdɛməɡɒɡ
Demagogue definitions
noun
demagogue
demagogues
- a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument
"a gifted demagogue with particular skill in manipulating the press"
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) a leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people
"the Athenian demagogues had definite and valuable functions within the state"
verb
demagogue
demagogued
demagogues
demagoguing
- rhetorically exploit (an issue) for political purposes in a way calculated to appeal to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people
"he seems more interested in demagoguing the issue in media interviews than in dialogue"