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[ dem-uh-goh-jee, -gaw-jee, -goj-ee ] / ˈdɛm əˌgoʊ dʒi, -ˌgɔ dʒi, -ˌgɒdʒ i /
nounChiefly British. demagoguery. the character of a demagogue. a body of demagogues. Origin of demagogy1645–55; <Greek dēmagōgía leadership of the people, equivalent to dēmagōg(ós) demagogue + -ia-y3 Words nearby demagogydemagnetize, demagogic, demagogue, demagoguery, demagoguism, demagogy, de Man, demand, demandant, demand bid, demand bill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demagogyClear away all the demagogy and scare tactics, and Obamacare is, at its core, Romneycare across state lines. A Conservative Defense of Obamacare... from an AEI Scholar|Justin Green|September 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST "The country became very susceptibly to demagogy," Brzezinski said. An Evening of Bush Bashing with Scowcroft and Brzezinski|Ross Goldberg|October 20, 2008|DAILY BEAST It is clearly not the cause of democracy but of demagogy that these champions of "liberty" are out to defend. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster Demagogism, Demagoguism (dem′a-gog-ism); Dem′agoguery, Demagogy (-goj′). Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
My conflict with a moribund group of old adherents of serfdom; their accusation of demagogy. The Russian Turmoil|Anton Ivanovich Denikin The minority who have no turn for demagogy are demagogues though they do not like it, and because they are forced by necessity. The Cult of Incompetence|Emile Faguet Sir Edward Carson's speeches in Ulster, indeed, are the most extreme instances of demagogy we have had in recent years. The Book of This and That|Robert Lynd
British Dictionary definitions for demagogy
noun plural -gogiesdemagoguery rule by a demagogue or by demagogues a group of demagogues Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |