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demagoguery
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Word definitions for demagoguery in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace [syn: demagogy ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
demagoguery \demagoguery\ n. 1. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace. Syn: demagogy, demagogism.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1855; see demagogue + -ery . Demagogy in the same sense is from 1650s, from Greek demagogia "leadership of the people."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The actions of a demagogue 2 rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people
Usage examples of demagoguery.
Republican demagoguery, President Bush now celebrates: The legalization of millions, no tens of millions, of law-breaking illegal aliens!
It was demagoguery, he knew, but, like all effective demagoguery, contained a germ of truth: Stanton had already appointed a special provost marshal in Washington to carry out the arrests, with provost marshals in every loyal state with power to ignore local court rulings.