Demagogue

Noun

 * 1)  An orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience.
 * 2) *A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue. &mdash; Aristophanes, The Knights, 424 BC, tr. O'Neill 1938, lines 191-193
 * 3) *If the majority of our fellow-citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue. &mdash; S.I. Hayakawa, Language in Thought and Action, 1949, p. ix
 * 4) *It is true that America has a paranoid streak in its politics, and demagogues come along from time to time to feed on anger and resentment. &mdash; Evan Thomas, Why It’s Time to Worry, Newsweek 2010-12-04
 * 5) A leader of the people.

Derived terms

 * demagogic
 * demagogical
 * demagogism


 * demagogy
 * demagoguery

Verb

 * 1) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue.

Adjectives for Demagogue
consummate; selfish; irresponsible; fluent; political; inveterate ; notorious; captious.

Verbs for Demagogue
abandon to—; become the prey of—s; cultivate—; descend from—; despise—; play—; prove—; rule as—; stoop to—; —agitates; —appeals; —defends; —esponses; —fires; —influences; —leads; —obtains; —opposes; —orates; —panders; —suits; —sways; — undertakes.

Thesaurus
agent provocateur, agitator, agitprop, catalyst, debate, debater, declaim, declaimer, elocute, exciter, firebrand, fomenter, harangue, haranguer, hold forth, hothead, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, jawsmith, mischief-maker, mouth, orate, out-herod Herod, panelist, perorate, provocateur, provoker, public speaker, rabble-rouse, rabble-rouser, rant, ranter, read, recite, ringleader, rodomontade, rouser, seditionary, seditionist, speaker, speecher, speechifier, speechmaker, spiel, spieler, spokesman, spokeswoman, spout, spouter, talker, troublemaker, tub-thump, tub-thumper, urger

Alternative forms

 * demagog

Etymology
From δημαγωγός: < δῆμος: + ἀγωγός:

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 煽動者, 煽动者
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, , volksopruier
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Ido: demagogo


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Romanian: demagog, demagogă
 * Russian: демагог
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: demagogo
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch: demagoog, volksleider


 * Scottish Gaelic:

Verb

 * Dutch: volksmennen, demagogie bedrijven/gebruiken