Demagogue : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Demagogue	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Demagogue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demagogue n a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices Synonym(s): demagogue, demagog, rabble-rouser
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagogue \Dem"a*gogue\ (?; 115), n. [Gr. dhmagwgo`s a popular leader; commonly in a bad sense, a leader of the mob; dh^mos the people + 'agwgo`s leading, fr. 'a`gein to lead; akin to E. act: cf. F. d[82]magogue.] A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader.