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demagogue::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | demagog, rabble-rouser |
| Type of | pol, political leader, politician, politico |
Examples of demagogue
demagogue
Anybody who wants to demagogue this issue is not facing up towhat we have to do.
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To them, and to much of the world outside Thailand, he was a populist demagogue.
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For all that, Mr Lukashenka, a former chicken-farm manager, is a wily demagogue.
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Iranian theocracy, which now depends for its legitimacy on an unstable demagogue?
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Specifically, he is clearly a liar who has morphed into a race-baiting demagogue.
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Tarzan's a bit creaky in wind and limb now, but he's still an expert demagogue.
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He was a shameless demagogue and deliberately lied to Greeks about most issues.
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The extravagantly far-right demagogue, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, has run out of puff.
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But, all in all, he was neither a thinker nor a strategist, merely a demagogue.
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- A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
- (demagoguery) impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
- An orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience; A leader of the people; To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue
- A leader whose impassioned rhetoric appeals to greed, fear, and hatred, and who often spreads lies. Former U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy (see McCarthyism) is often cited as a classic demagogue.
- A leader of the people; an orator who pleases the populace and influences them to adhere to him. (NW 1828)
- A leader who uses popular prejudices or false claims to gain power.
- Is the lowest rank of the Legislative Branch. Demagogues must have held four terms of Respected Citizen, and require 50 votes. They may make the town's laws, and also may exile people from their town permanently. ...
- (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
- A speaker who wants to gain political influence.
