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Demagogue

Demagogue Meaning & Definition
Demagogue Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Demagogue?

[n] an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

Synonyms | Synonyms for Demagogue: demagog | rabble-rouser

Related Terms | Find terms related to Demagogue: agent provocateur | agitator | agitprop | catalyst | debate | debater | declaim | declaimer | elocute | exciter | firebrand | fomenter | harangue | haranguer | hold forth | hothead | incendiary | inciter | inflamer | instigator | jawsmith | mischief-maker | mouth | orate | out-herod Herod | panelist | perorate | provocateur | provoker | public speaker | rabble-rouse | rabble-rouser | rant | ranter | read | recite | ringleader | rodomontade | rouser | seditionary | seditionist | speaker | speecher | speechifier | speechmaker | spiel | spieler | spokesman | spokeswoman | spout | spouter | talker | troublemaker | tub-thump | tub-thumper | urger

See Also | orator | public speaker | rhetorician | speechifier | speechmaker

Demagogue In Webster's Dictionary

\Dem"a*gogue\ (?; 115), n. [Gr. dhmagwgo`s a popular leader; commonly in a bad sense, a leader of the mob; dh^mos the people + 'agwgo`s leading, fr. 'a`gein to lead; akin to E. act: cf. F. d['e]magogue.] A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader.

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