Word of the day
demagogue
1. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument
“a gifted demagogue with particular skill in manipulating the press”
2. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people
“the Athenian demagogues had definite and valuable functions within the state”
noun
/ˈdɛməˌɡɑɡ/
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