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demagogue

[dem-uh-gog, -gawg] / ˈdɛm əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /


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The story relates Laxman’s making as a demagogue, dwelling on the years in which he used his extended family as a kind of training ground for his megalomania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

But he also turned on his vice-president, reposting a comment on X in which she was labelled a "traitor, a demagogue and stupid in economic terms".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Watson was an effective demagogue because he practiced a politics of anger in an era that demanded it.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

Father and mother act like demagogue politicians, waving at crowds from balconies while relieving themselves of the burden of their impossible son.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

How far Jefferson was from being a demagogue is clearly indicated by the sentence in which he refers to James Wilson.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert




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