demagogue

• This omission attracted the attention of some demagogue, and there was a little emeute, before the arch of the Carrousel, with threats of destroying these ornaments. —  A Residence in France
• But on the second day, when the two strongest opposing candidates did not together count as many votes as the demagogue, there was downright consternation Then the Aristocrats showed their hand: they abandoned their sham candidate and voted solidly for the demagogue--and Lemuel Bagshaw, the atheist and anarchist, received the nomination for the Presidency of the British Republic The ship was fairly among the shoals and the horizon was ridged with ominous clouds. —  The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow
• The art of the demagogue is the art of the parrot; he must utter some senseless catchword again and again, working on the suggestibility of the crowd. —  Outspoken Essays
• With such a people, too, the demagogue is a natural product; and the demagogue period of this country is at hand. —  A Strange Discovery
• My dear Corinna, the demagogue is the one everlasting and unalterable American institution. —  One Man in His Time

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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