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DEMAGOGY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace

Synonyms:

demagoguery; demagogy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("demagogy" is a kind of...):

appeal; entreaty; prayer (earnest or urgent request)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "demagogy"):

flag waving; jingoism (an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions)

Derivation:

demagogic; demagogical (characteristic of or resembling a demagogue)

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