demagoguism

American  

[dem-uh-gog-iz-uhm, -gaw-giz-] / ˈdɛm əˌgɒg ɪz əm, -ˌgɔ gɪz- /

Or demagogism

noun

1. demagoguery.

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Etymology

Origin of demagoguism

First recorded in 1835–45; demagogue + -ism

Example Sentences

Lamartine never affected, in his manner or in his mode of living, that "republican simplicity" which is so often nothing but the frontispiece of demagoguism.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

Yet it is in this faith, that demagoguism will be stronger than a great principle, that such men as Mahoney write and live.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

This was no doubt demagoguism, but there was back of it the great questions of protection to American industries, sound and stable currency, and the necessity of economy in public expenditures.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

Through it all, he maintained his reputation as a man of few words, devoid of ostentation, and with no ambition to court public favor by any act of demagoguism.

From Ulysses S. Grant by Allen, Walter