demagogued

Variant of demagogue

or demagog

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

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

intransitive verb demagogued or demagoged, demagoguing or demagoging

to behave as a demagogue
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