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A consummate demagogue, McCarthy played upon cold war emotions and made charges so fantastic that frightened people believed the worst. ... Demagogue derives from Greek demagogos, "a leader of the people," from demos, "the people" + agogos, "leading, one who leads," from agein, "to lead.
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Instead, following the example of another great Latin American demagogue, ... The ancient Greek word "demagogos" means simply a spokesman for the people or, more pejoratively, a leader of the mob. Modern usage implies rhetorical gifts and the ability to arouse an audience, usually with the promise of radical measures.
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demagogue: In the Greek world, a demagogue was a leader who obtained power by persuading people rather than by inheriting power from an ancestor. Such a leader was considered illegitimate by members of noble families, but in Greek history, a demagogue was not necessarily a bad ruler.
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Michael Flower is Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University and editor, in collaboration with John Marincola, of Herodotus, Histories, Book IX, author of Theopompus of Chios: History and Rhetoric in the Fourth Century B.C., and editor, with Mark Toher, of Georgica: Greek Studies in Honour of George Cawkwell.
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Demagogy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Demagogy (also demagoguery ) (Ancient Greek δημαγωγία, from dēmos "people" and agein "to lead") is a strategy for gaining political power by appealing to the prejudices, emotions, fears and exp...
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During this election season, the following tips may be helpful to those wishing to identify the native North American demagogue (Demagogus americanus). Demagogues, like white-tailed deer and telemarketers, have become a nuisance species in...
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Part of Speech: ... agitator, demagogue, firebrand, incendiary ... Search another word or see demagogue on Dictionary...
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demagogue. Dictionary terms for demagogue in Greek, Greek definition for demagogue, Thesaurus and Translations of demagogue to Greek, Chinese, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic, Croatian, Serbian, Swedish. ... English-Greek ... Define demagogue...
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demagogue. Dictionary terms for demagogue in Italiano, Italiano definition for demagogue, Thesaurus and Translations of demagogue to Italiano, Cinese, Inglese, Francese, Spagnolo, Olandese, Portoghese, Tedesco, Russo, Giapponese, Greek, Korean, Turco, Ebraico, Arabic, Croato, Serbian, Svedese. ... Define demagogue...
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