demagogic
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8.8
- adjective
- /ˌdɛməˈɡɑɡɪk/
- Formal
:
demagógico
- Many voters were swayed by the demagogic rhetoric that appealed to their emotions.
- demagogic campaign
- demagogic leaders
Examples
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Ours is a politics of nationalized intimacy, demagogic celebrity, and vapid policy prescriptions.
Academic text (2002) -
Migration has further undermined the myth of cultural or ethnic homogeneity, despite some demagogic attempts at resistance.
Academic text (2001) -
But the current "right" seems just too demagogic to realize this, apparently.
Blog text (3) -
Finding "bad guys" is a common demagogic ploy.
Academic text (1993) -
If the Left does not once again become nationalist and political, it may leave the American future to the demagogic Buchanans.
Academic text (1998) -
Why do politicians in Lebanon always have the tendency to resort to demagogic rhetoric in times of political upheaval?
Blog text (25) -
Lacking the finesse, if not the strategic sense, of more refined politicians, he frequently came across as dogmatic and demagogic.
Academic text (2014) -
Severe civil strife or outright warfare is most often generated by nationalist or ethnic sentiment, fueled and fanned by demagogic leadership.
Academic text (2002) -
Stark inequalities in power and status create vertical chains of dependency, secured by patronage, coercion, and demagogic electoral appeals to ethnic pride and prejudice.
Academic text (2008) -
Communal conflicts, or conflicts over competing ethnic, religious, or national identities, often escalate as a result of propaganda campaigns by demagogic leaders, particularly those who want to divert attention from their own failings, establish their nationalist credentials, or seize power.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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8.3
Giving biased information to influence people's views
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7.8
A way of getting support from ordinary people by using simple emotional ideas against leaders
Appealing to people's feelings and fears instead of facts and clear reasons
Antonyms
How Demagogic
- Formal
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8.8
- Literature
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8.6
- Literature
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7.4
535
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Demagogic comes from Greek parts: demo- meaning 'people' and -agogue meaning 'leader', so a demagogue was originally a 'leader of the people'. So demagogic describes speech that tries to win support by exciting people's feelings and fears instead of using reason.