Demagogue synonyms

dĕm'ə-gôg', -gŏg'

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agitator
One who agitates, especially one who engages in political agitation.
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ochlocrat
An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; a advocate of mob rule.
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fomenter
One who incites or promotes.
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rabble-rouser
(Idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
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hothead
A quick-tempered or impetuous person.
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radical
(Historical: 19th-century England) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
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fanatic
A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.
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demagogism
The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
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rabblerouser
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rabblerousing
Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser
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fascist (related)
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revolutionary
A revolutionary is defined as a person who supports political or social change.
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demagogy
The character or practices of a demagogue; demagoguery.
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instigator
A person who intentionally incites or starts something, especially one that starts trouble.
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propagandist (related)
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inciter
One who incites.
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bigot (related)
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speaker (related)
Speaker is defined as an electrical device used to make sound or music louder.
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malcontent (related)
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leftist (related)
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despot (related)
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rebel (related)
A Confederate soldier in the Civil War
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careerist (related)
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sycophant (related)
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demagogic (related)
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venal (related)
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leader
The definition of a leader is a person, animal or thing that guides or directs.
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demagog
Alternative spelling of demagogue.
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Find another word for demagogue. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for demagogue, like: agitator, ochlocrat, fomenter, rabble-rouser, hothead, radical, fanatic, demagogism, rabblerouser, troublemaker and rabblerousing.
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Demagogue Sentence Examples

  • but a patrician demagogue who ended by becoming a tyrant to patricians as well as plebeians.

  • He was an enthusiastic, but a fickle and ambitious demagogue, and he achieved a better reputation as a writer.

  • Bound by a secret understanding with the Radical leader Cavallotti, an able but unscrupulous demagogue, Rudini was compelled to bow to Radical exigencies.

  • The Jacobin municipality was overturned, and Challier, their fiercest demagogue, was arrested.

  • KARL FREDRIK PECHLIN (1720-1796), Swedish politician and demagogue, son of the Holstein minister at Stockholm, was educated in Sweden, and entered the Swedish army.

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