demagogic
Example Sentences
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Oedipus sees himself as an answer to the demagogic manipulation that has wrought havoc.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
"Ugly and appalling as they are, those speeches are masterpieces of demagogic manipulation," Neuborne says.
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023
The story of Coughlin, the demagogic radio priest who dominated American airwaves during the Great Depression, offers an intriguing analog-age precedent to the digital-age debates over the limits of free expression.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2021
It’s alert to the ways in which demagogic leaders or movements can use propaganda, an older term that can be synonymous with disinformation.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2020
An unfortunate speech, an error of conduct, a moment of indecision, a failure to appeal to the demagogic instincts of the race, and he is ruthlessly bereaved of his honor and his glory gone.
From The Jericho Road by Adkins, W. Bion
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
