rabble-rouser
Example Sentences
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It was even more eyebrow-raising because the conservative rabble-rouser had proposed 27 amendments to the budget.
From Salon
“I’m a rabble-rouser, right? That’s how I got here. It was really by protesting government and the inefficiencies of government and being a grassroots activist.”
From Washington Times
Her transformation from liberal rabble-rouser into Democratic irritant has left the base feeling angry and betrayed just four years after her victory brought Arizona Democrats in from the cold.
From Seattle Times
Now, he is no longer just a populist rabble-rouser but a cabinet minister with an expanded suite of powers over Israel’s security forces.
From Washington Post
Mr. McHenry came to Congress in 2005 at the age of 29 as a conservative rabble-rouser, and was frequently seen yelling on the House floor or on cable news shows.
From New York Times
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