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Demagoguery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The practices or rhetoric of a demagogue.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The actions of a demagogue

n. Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Action characteristic of a demagogue; demagogism.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace

Word Usage

"Now, true, Madison was concerned about what -- what he called demagoguery, democratic politics that was violating the rights of property in his state of Virginia and elsewhere."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

entreaty prayer appeal

Hyponym

flag-waving jingoism

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

demagogy demagogism

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

dramaturgy thoughit circumstantiality pseudotumor evangelicalism