demagogue

Example Sentences

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Mr. Johnson understands that a demagogue must be as entertaining as he is monstrous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

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

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

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

This individual possessed the art of oratory in a high degree, and there is nothing more stimulating to the breeze of discontent than the breath of an enthusiastic demagogue.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?