"demagogue" meaning in All languages combined

See demagogue on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/ [US], /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-demagogue.wav [UK] Forms: demagogue [singular], demagogues [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A demagogue is a leader who keeps power by being liked. Usually, this means someone who makes bad policy in order to gain quick popularity.
    Sense id: simple-demagogue-en-noun-xoxNC7s0

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/ [US], /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-demagogue.wav [UK] Forms: demagogue [canonical], demagogues [third-person, singular], demagogued [past], demagogued [past, participle], demagoguing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|demagogu|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you demagogue, you speak or do things as a demagogue would.
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