Synonyms for demagogue


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dem-uh-gog, -gawg
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛm əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg

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Définition of demagogue

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Greek demagogos "popular leader," also "leader of the mob," from demos "people" (see demotic) + agogos "leader," from agein "to lead" (see act (n.)). Often a term of disparagement since the time of its first use, in Athens, 5c. B.C.E. Form perhaps influenced by French demagogue (mid-14c.).
  • noun agitating person
Example sentences :
  • And here the demagogue arose and bade her shirk no issue, even the red flag.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • The contemptible beast was inspired, as a politician is, a demagogue.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • The constituency of the grog seller is the ready made tool of the demagogue.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • No one would have the United States play the role of a bully, or enact the demagogue.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • Like any other demagogue, he gains attention by his blusterings.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
  • His merits as a demagogue and political writer are undeniable.
  • Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 » by Henry Baerlein
  • And you are a demagogue, and a demigod, and a Jew, and a Mephisto!
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • Genêt, the French demagogue, was sowing sedition everywhere.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Pittsburgh » by Samuel Harden Church
  • He is a demagogue, stirring up the wild-beast passions of the people.
  • Extract from : « Theft » by Jack London
  • Are you doing this out of love for this—this man, this demagogue?
  • Extract from : « Theft » by Jack London
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