demagoguery

[dem-uh-gog-uh-ree, -gaw-guh-]

noun

1. the methods or practices of a demagogue.

demagoguery

/ ˌdɛməˈɡɒɡərɪ, ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡɪzəm /

noun

1. the methods, practices, or rhetoric of a demagogue

Word History and Origins

Origin of demagoguery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; demagogue + -ry

Example Sentences

Technocratic progressivism almost certainly has better solutions, but it is cumbersome and doesn’t appeal to or excite people’s passions the way populist demagoguery does.

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Unfortunately, the Age of Trump has revealed how poor the emotional health of the American people really was while making it all much worse in service to an autocrat and demagoguery.

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Only supported facts of evidence are allowed in a courtroom; demagoguery and assertions of opinion unsupported by admissible evidence are not allowed.

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Some conservatives who’ve embraced Trump’s demagoguery have turned to religion for cover and perhaps succor, if not salvation.

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Some conservatives who've embraced Trump’s demagoguery have turned to religion for cover and perhaps succor, if not salvation.

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