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 offered the blueprint of the modern demagogue, a Cassandra-like prophecy of executive overreach and populist fervor.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025

It was a speech you might expect from any demagogue.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

He had a way of appealing to "his horny-handed neighbors," and resorted to many other artful tricks of a demagogue.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by Herndon, William H.