demagogy

[ dem-uh-goh-jee, -gaw-jee, -goj-ee ]

noun

1. Chiefly British. demagoguery.
2. the character of a demagogue.
3. a body of demagogues.

demagogy

/ ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡɪ /

noun

1. demagoguery
2. rule by a demagogue or by demagogues
3. a group of demagogues

Word History and Origins

Origin of demagogy¹

1645–55; < Greek dēmagōgía leadership of the people, equivalent to dēmagōg ( ós ) demagogue + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

Clear away all the demagogy and scare tactics, and Obamacare is, at its core, Romneycare across state lines.

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"The country became very susceptibly to demagogy," Brzezinski said.

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The next six years found unhappy Spain delivered up to every excess of demagogy and disorder.

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But it was not enough to abolish liberty by conjuring up the spectre of demagogy.

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Besides, atheism fits in very well, whatever Robespierre may have thought, with the general sentiments of the baser demagogy.

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The minority who have no turn for demagogy are demagogues though they do not like it, and because they are forced by necessity.

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Sir Edward Carson's speeches in Ulster, indeed, are the most extreme instances of demagogy we have had in recent years.

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