About The Word Demagogue
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Demagogue
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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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