339 - Demagogue

Demagogue : Noun

  1. a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason.(Oxford)

  2. 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)

  1. Only a demagogue could persuade so many people to rebel against authority.

  2. 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)

  1. leader

  2. exploiting sentiments

Antonym(s)

  1. Follower

  2. Adherent

Word Family

  1. demagogic

  2. demagoguery

  3. demagogically