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
Watson was an effective demagogue because he practiced a politics of anger in an era that demanded it.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024
Father and mother act like demagogue politicians, waving at crowds from balconies while relieving themselves of the burden of their impossible son.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Humphrey Marshall, a strong Federalist, and a man of great ability, denounced this resolution as the work of a demagogue.
From Famous American Statesmen by Bolton, Sarah Knowles
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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