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Noun
1. demagogueFrom German “Demagog”
Wikipedia definition
2. DemagogyDemagogy or demagoguery is a strategy for gaining political power by appealing to the prejudices, emotions, fears, vanities, and expectations of the public – typically via impassioned rhetoric and propaganda and often using nationalist, populist, or religious themes. What qualifies as demagogy has been the subject of debate and ambiguity since Aristophanes first used the term in reference to the Athenian statesman Cleon.
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