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demagogue

UK /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/US /ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

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A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
- A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue. — 1938
(historical) A leader of the people.

verb1

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To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
- I never demagogued on our serious questions and stood for civil liberties. — 1938

forms

demagogued · demagoguing · demagogues

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