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If either or both fail to recognize this then a combination of demagogues, political activists and regulators will rush in to fill the vacuum that capitalism and democracy have left behind.

From Time

The same cannot be said of the countries ruled by his fellow demagogues who now feign democratic virtue on Twitter.

From Time

Devolving nominations to party voters raised the risks of elevating a demagogue.

From Vox

Just because a demagogue leaves office doesn’t mean the political fractures he left in his wake will instantly heal.

Essentially, they didn’t want a wild man like a demagogue to get elected.

And despite the urgent optics of the border kids crisis, our D.C. politicos would rather demagogue the issue than deal with it.

Too many politicians would rather demagogue an issue than deal with it.

But as a demagogue for whom total power meant all, he realized that to capture Italy he needed the church.

No wonder so many politicians see more upside in demagogue-ing the issue than dealing with it.

But any ambiguous result is easy for a demagogue to spin into a great victory.

There are limitations to what government can accomplish; there are no limitations to what a demagogue can promise.

It often happens that the people are too ready to follow the demagogue and to repudiate and ridicule the honest reformer.

"If men in these days open their mouths to speak for their human rights it's a disturbance," retorted the demagogue.

It must be ruled either by the weight and influence of the country gentlemen, or left to the mercy of the demagogue.

To divert the attention of the crowd from a demagogue who shouted, 'Clericalism is the great enemy!'

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to demagogue, such as: agitator, firebrand, fanatic, fomenter, hothead, and incendiary.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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