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Demagog

🔄 Synonyms of "Demagog"

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Word	Definition
demagoguenoun	(derogatory) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
rabble-rousernoun	Alternative form of rabble rouser. [(idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Demagog"

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Word	Definition
rabble-rousernoun	Alternative form of rabble rouser. [(idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.]
demogoguenoun	Misspelling of demagogue. [(derogatory) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.]
demagoguismnoun	Alternative form of demagogism. [The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.]
demagogismnoun	The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
demagocracynoun	Rule by demagogues.
ochlagoguenoun	(rare) A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.
ochlagogynoun	(rare) Manipulation of a mob by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogy; the practice of an ochlagogue.
dimocratnoun	(US politics, derogatory) Synonym of dumbocrat.
populistnoun	A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
democratnoun	A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
small d democratnoun	Alternative spelling of small-d democrat. [(chiefly US) A democrat, that is, a person who holds democratic views; not necessarily someone who is a member of a country's "Democratic Party".]
small "d" democratnoun	Alternative spelling of small-d democrat. [(chiefly US) A democrat, that is, a person who holds democratic views; not necessarily someone who is a member of a country's "Democratic Party".]
pseudo-democracynoun	Alternative spelling of pseudodemocracy. [(politics) A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.]
demokkkratnoun	(US politics, derogatory) A Democrat with ideological leanings similar to those of a Ku Klux Klan member.
dynamitardnoun	(archaic or historical) A political dynamiter.
partyocracynoun	Alternative form of partocracy. [Government by political parties or factions.]
magatnoun	A surname.
fascistnoun	A proponent of fascism.
despotistnoun	A supporter of despotism, or a despotic ruler.
pedocratnoun	(US politics, slang, derogatory) A member or a supporter of the Democratic Party, a Democrat.