Definizione monolingua

demagogue

demagogue (third-person singular simple present demagogues, present participle demagoguing, simple past and past participle demagogued)

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

demagogue (plural demagogues)

1. (pejorative) An orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience.
   • A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue. — Aristophanes, The Knights, 424 BC, tr. ONeill 1938, lines 191-193
   • 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. — S.I. Hayakawa, Language in Thought and Action, 1949, p. ix
   • 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. — Evan Thomas, Why It’s Time to Worry, Newsweek 2010-12-04
2. A leader of the people.

Definizione dizionario demagogue

	demagogo
	an orator exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience
	A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices.

Altri significati:

(pejorative) An orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience.

a leader of the people

A leader of the people.

To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue.