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demagogue

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


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Mr. Johnson understands that a demagogue must be as entertaining as he is monstrous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

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

“Parade,” which delves into antisemitism, systemic bias in our judicial system and the power of a wily demagogue to stoke atavistic hatred for self-gain, has a disconcerting timeliness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Lines like that, though, do not do Miller justice, as either a villain, a demagogue, or a policymaker.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

A flash of wit and a striking phrase came frequently, but the manner was emphatically not that of a demagogue.

From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Trotzky, Leon Davidovich




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