demagogy

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

noun
  1. Chiefly British. demagoguery.

  2. the character of a demagogue.

  1. a body of demagogues.

Origin of demagogy

1
1645–55; <Greek dēmagōgía leadership of the people, equivalent to dēmagōg(ós) demagogue + -ia-y3

Words Nearby demagogy

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How to use demagogy in a sentence

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for demagogy

demagogy

/ (ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡɪ) /


nounplural -gogies
  1. demagoguery

  2. rule by a demagogue or by demagogues

  1. a group of demagogues

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