IELTS Preparation in Lahore

339 - Demagogue

Demagogue : Noun

a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason.(Oxford)
a person, especially a political leader, who wins support by exciting the emotions of ordinary people rather than by having good or morally right ideas. (Cambridge)

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Sentence (s)

Only a demagogue could persuade so many people to rebel against authority.
While his friends admired him as a nationalist leader, his enemies simply considered him a communist, a demagogue, and a dangerous man.

Phrases & Connected Words

a demagogue
a communist, a demagogue

Synonym(s)

leader
exploiting sentiments

Antonym(s)

Follower
Adherent

Word Family

demagogic
demagoguery
demagogically

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