"demagogy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɛməˌɡɒd͡ʒi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɛməˌɡɑɡi/ [General-American], /ˈdɛməˌɡɑd͡ʒi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-demagogy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: demagogies [plural], demagoguy [alternative], demogogy [alternative], demogoguy [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒdʒi, -ɒɡi, -əʊdʒi Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημαγωγία (dēmagōgía). By surface analysis, demagogue + y. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|grc|δημαγωγία}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημαγωγία (dēmagōgía), {{surf|en|demagogue|y}} By surface analysis, demagogue + y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} demagogy (countable and uncountable, plural demagogies)
  1. (uncountable) Rule by demagogue. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable) A polity ruled by a demagogue. Tags: countable
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  3. (uncountable) The quality of being a demagogue. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: demagoguery, demagogism Translations (demagogism): demagogji [feminine] (Albanian), دَهْمَاوِيَّة (dahmāwiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), دِيمَاغُوجِيَّة (dīmāḡūjiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), غَوْغَائِيَّة (ḡawḡāʔiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), дэмаго́гія (demahóhija) [feminine] (Belarusian), demagògia (Catalan), demagogie [feminine] (Czech), demagogi [common-gender] (Danish), demagogie (Dutch), demagoogia (Estonian), demagogia (Finnish), démagogie [feminine] (French), demagoxia [feminine] (Galician), Demagogie [feminine] (German), δημαγωγία (dimagogía) [feminine] (Greek), demagógia (Hungarian), népcsalás (Hungarian), demagogia [feminine] (Italian), 扇動 (sendō) (Japanese), デマ (dema) (Japanese), demagoģija [feminine] (Latvian), demagogia [feminine] (Polish), demagogia [feminine] (Portuguese), demagogie [feminine] (Romanian), демаго́гия (demagógija) [feminine] (Russian), demagogia [feminine] (Spanish), demagogi [common-gender] (Swedish), демаго́гія (demahóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  4. (uncountable) The actions of a demagogue. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: demagoguery, demagogism
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: demagogic, demagogical, demagogically, demagogism, demagogueric, demagoguery Related terms: demagogue, ochlagogy, pedagogy

Inflected forms

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      "word": "demagogic"
    },
    {
      "word": "demagogical"
    },
    {
      "word": "demagogically"
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      "word": "demagogism"
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      "word": "demagogueric"
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      "word": "demagoguery"
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      "word": "demagogue"
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    {
      "word": "ochlagogy"
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      "word": "pedagogy"
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        "Rule by demagogue."
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        "(uncountable) Rule by demagogue."
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        "A polity ruled by a demagogue."
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        "(countable) A polity ruled by a demagogue."
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        "countable"
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        "The quality of being a demagogue."
      ],
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        "(uncountable) The quality of being a demagogue."
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          "word": "demagogism"
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        "English uncountable nouns"
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        "The actions of a demagogue."
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        "(uncountable) The actions of a demagogue."
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          "word": "demagoguery"
        },
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          "word": "demagogism"
        }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛməˌɡɒd͡ʒi/",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛməˌɡɑɡi/",
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        "General-American"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɛməˌɡɑd͡ʒi/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɒdʒi"
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      "rhymes": "-ɒɡi"
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      "rhymes": "-əʊdʒi"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagogji"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "roman": "dahmāwiyya",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "دَهْمَاوِيَّة"
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      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "roman": "ḡawḡāʔiyya",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "غَوْغَائِيَّة"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
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      "roman": "demahóhija",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "дэмаго́гія"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "demagògia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagogie"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "demagogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "demagogie"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "demagoogia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "demagogia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "démagogie"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagoxia"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Demagogie"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "dimagogía",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δημαγωγία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "demagógia"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "népcsalás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagogia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "sendō",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "扇動"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "dema",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "word": "デマ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagoģija"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagogia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagogia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagogie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "demagógija",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "демаго́гия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "demagogia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "demagogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "demahóhija",
      "sense": "demagogism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "демаго́гія"
    }
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}

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