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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagogue \Dem"a*gogue\ (?; 115), n. [Gr. dhmagwgo`s a popular
leader; commonly in a bad sense a leader of the mob; dh^mos
the people + 'agwgo`s leading, fr 'a`gein to lead; akin to
E. act: cf F. d['e]magogue.]
A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the
multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and
factious mob orator or political leader.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
demagogue
n : an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his
audience [syn: {demagog}, {rabble-rouser}]
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