Demagogue Definition

deməgäg, deməgôg
demagogue, demagogued, demagogues, demagoguing
noun
demagogues
A leader of the common people.
Webster's New World
A person who tries to stir up the people by appeals to emotion, prejudice, etc. in order to win them over quickly and so gain power.
Webster's New World
verb
demagoguing
To behave as a demagogue.
Webster's New World
To seize upon and use (an issue, event, etc.) in the inflammatory manner of a demagogue so as to sway public opinion.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Demagogue

Noun

Singular:
demagogue
Plural:
demagogues

Origin of Demagogue

  • Greek dēmagōgos popular leader dēmos people dā- in Indo-European roots agōgos leading (from agein to lead ag- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (demagogos, “popular leader, mob leader”), from δῆμος (demos, “people”) + ἀγωγός (agogos, “guide”).

    From Wiktionary

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