demagogue
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(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.
1938, O'Neill, translating The Knights by Aristophanes, 424 BC, lines 191-193, A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
- 2.
(historical)A leader of the people.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive, transitive)(intransitive and transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
c. 1938, Maury Maverick, The New York Times, quoted in 1970, Richard B. Henderson, Maury Maverick: A Political Biography, page 183, I never demagogued on our serious questions and stood for civil liberties.
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From frm démagogue, from grc δημαγωγός, from δῆμος (people) + ἀγωγός (guide). demo-.