demagogue
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The power struggles within a contentious Indian family feed the rise of a demagogue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
But he also turned on his vice-president, reposting a comment on X in which she was labelled a "traitor, a demagogue and stupid in economic terms".
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
“Parade,” which delves into antisemitism, systemic bias in our judicial system and the power of a wily demagogue to stoke atavistic hatred for self-gain, has a disconcerting timeliness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
Washington, who transitioned seamlessly from general to president and back to private citizen, could easily imagine a demagogue giving in to the perilous temptation to use martial power as a political cudgel.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025
How far Jefferson was from being a demagogue is clearly indicated by the sentence in which he refers to James Wilson.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
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