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demagogue definition

dema·gogue or demagog dem′a·gog′ (dem′ə gäg′, -gôg′)

noun

  1. Obsolete a leader of the common people
  2. 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

Etymology: < Gr dēmagōgos, leader of the people < dēmos, the people (see democracy) + agōgos, leader < agein, to lead: see act

intransitive verb demagogued -·gogued′ or demagoged -·goged′, demagoguing -·gogu′ing or demagoging -·gog′·ing

to behave as a demagogue

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