demagog
- a variation of demagogue.
Example Sentences
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Governor Roosevelt had been called a demagog by Mr. Smith because he appealed to the "forgotten man."
From Time Magazine Archive
His well-barbered white hair, businesslike dress, calm manner, conversational public speeches bear no resemblance to the traditional windblown locks, flapping coat tails, and fiery eloquence of the silver-tongued demagog.
From Time Magazine Archive
That is Heflin, who used to be chief demagog of the Democratic party, but his voice seems to have grown tired, and Caraway, with his low sarcastic drawl, twits him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two villains, Claude Claptrap, a popular demagog, and J. Gordon Slugg, financier, have emerged to harass Annie's foster-parent, Daddy Warbucks, who continues to be a model of industrious honesty.
From Time Magazine Archive
"A demagog, my son, is a man who can rock the boat himself and persuade everybody that there's a terrible storm at sea."
From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix
