demagogic

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Oedipus sees himself as an answer to the demagogic manipulation that has wrought havoc.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

There is no oxygen in there for a regular tweeter who’d like to get some shine for a witty response to a demagogic figure.

From Slate • May 7, 2023

To suggest any connection between the war in Vietnam and the condition of Black citizens at home, according to Life, was little more than "demagogic slander."

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2021

It’s alert to the ways in which demagogic leaders or movements can use propaganda, an older term that can be synonymous with disinformation.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2020

He is much more anxious to effect his object by tender development than by rapid external motion; even the mild grace of his harmonious mind prevented him from aiming at strong demagogic effect.

From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John