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A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself.
Joseph Pulitzer

Meaning of "demagogic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEMAGOGIC

demagogic  [ˌdɛməˈɡɒɡɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMAGOGIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demagogic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEMAGOGIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

demagogic

Demagogue

A demagogue /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/ or rabble-rouser is a political leader in a democracy who appeals to the emotions, fears, prejudices, and ignorance of the lower classes in order to gain power and promote political motives. Demagogues usually oppose deliberation and advocate immediate, violent action to address a national crisis; they accuse moderate and thoughtful opponents of weakness. Demagogues have appeared in democracies since ancient Athens. They exploit a fundamental weakness in democracy: because ultimate power is held by the people, nothing stops the people from giving that power to someone who appeals to the lowest common denominator of a large segment of the population.

Definition of demagogic in the English dictionary

The definition of demagogic in the dictionary is of, characteristic of, relating to, or resembling a demagogue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMAGOGIC


diphthongic
dɪfˈθɒŋɡɪk
epagogic
ˌɛpəˈɡɒɡɪk
Nuraghic
nʊˈrɑːɡɪk
yogic
ˈjəʊɡɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMAGOGIC

demagnetisation
demagnetise
demagnetiser
demagnetization
demagnetize
demagnetizer
demagog
demagogical
demagogically
demagogies
demagogism
demagogue
demagoguery
demagoguism
demagogy
demain
demaine
demand
demand bill
demand deposit

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMAGOGIC

agogic
anagogic
apagogic
biologic
cholagogic
emmenagogic
histologic
hydrologic
hypnagogic
hypnogogic
isagogic
logic
mystagogic
paragogic
pedagogic
phlegmagogic
ptyalagogic
secretagogic
sialagogic
sialogogic

Synonyms and antonyms of demagogic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «demagogic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEMAGOGIC

Find out the translation of demagogic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of demagogic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demagogic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蛊惑人心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

demagógica
570 millions of speakers

English

demagogic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोकप्रिय नेता संबंधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغوغائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

демагогический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demagógica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জননেতাসুলভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démagogique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demagogic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

demagogisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

扇動的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demagogic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nịnh dân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வார்த்தைஜால
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दैहिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demagojik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

demagogico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

demagogicznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

демагогічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demagogic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημαγωγική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

demagogiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

demagogiskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demagogisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demagogic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMAGOGIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demagogic

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2 QUOTES WITH «DEMAGOGIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word demagogic.
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Joseph Pulitzer
A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself.
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William Julius Wilson
I maintain that the period during the first half of the 1990s, the period in which rising inequality reached its peak, was a period in which we came very, very close to a demagogic immobilization of racism in this society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMAGOGIC»

Discover the use of demagogic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demagogic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Contemporary Examination of Demagogic Techniques: Selected ...
A new media landscape exemplified by online political news media and the 24-hour news cycle has created a new context for political discourse, and the resurgence in demagoguery scholarship reflects a shared desire to characterize the ...
Morgan Ash, 2010
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What People Want: Populism in Architecture And Design
Demagogic pictures Populistic discourses are designated by their own internal pictures and social panoramas. A special class are demagogic panoramas. They appear in all cases, where the picture of a deeply split society is evoked, in which  ...
Michael Shamiyeh, DOM Research Laboratory, 2005
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America and the Limits of the Politics of Selfishness
On the other hand, when we do mobilize because we feel things are very, very wrong, will we be more vulnerable to demagogic politics, a politics based on emotion and simplification, because of what has been our shallow involvement in  ...
Sidney R. Waldman, 2007
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The process of government
But this life-history cannot be stated except in the most superficial way, without putting it in terms of subgroups, which the demagogic group leads, which it represents, whose interests it reflects. The life-history of the demagogic group is the ...
A. Fisher Bentley
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The Process of Government: A Study of Social Pressures
But this life-history cannot be stated except in the most superficial way, without putting it in terms of subgroups, which the demagogic group leads, which it represents, whose interests it reflects. The life-history of the demagogic group is the ...
Arthur Fisher Bentley, 1995
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Italian Critics of Capitalism
That was the demagogic plutocracy that is now spreading into Germany and has completely triumphed in the countries of Entente. Modern Italy was constituted by the bourgeoisie with indifference and some times opposition from the rural ...
Lorella Cedroni, 2010
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Designing a Polity: America's Constitution in Theory and ...
53 A progressive cannot be demagogic. In reaction to such arguments, conservatives in the aftermath of the French Revolution elaborated an opposite distinction: any appeal to abstract principle or speculative reason was Iacobin or  ...
James W. Ceaser, 2010
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Confronting America: The Cold War Between the United States ...
Furthermore, such inextricable links between demagogic and pedagogic approaches meant that any denun— ciation of communism as utopian implied an American absolutism that in itself could signify utopia. The pedagogic inclination was ...
‎2011
9
Political Elites in the Transatlantic Crisis
The first is Vilfredo Pareto's notion of demagogic plutocracy – rule by the wealthy through a powerful business-financial elite that ensures profits flow to the wealthy and losses accrue to governments and taxpayers (Pareto, 1916/1935, paras.
Heinrich Best, John Higley, 2014
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The Transformation of Democracy
That was the demagogic plutocracy that is now spreading into Germany and has completely triumphed in the countries of the Entente. Modern Italy was constituted by the bourgeoisie with indifference and sometimes opposition from the rural ...
Vilfredo Pareto, Charles H Powers, Ph.D., 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMAGOGIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demagogic is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Israel could wind up following the lemmings of Greece over the …
In Israel, Yitzhak Tshuva and Bibi Netanyahu have been the target of a similar kind of demagogic wrath, portrayed as pirates with eye patches ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
2
No wonder Jeremy Corbyn's rivals for the Labour leadership are …
... but who – like George Galloway – are easily portrayed as demagogic. They can rouse the affections of the already convinced, but few others. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
On Greece, China, the euro and the fate of Europe: Sisci
In addition, the campaign of demagogic Tsipras, although it was in vain, incites easy populism in the vein of political party leaders Beppe Grillo ... «Asia Times, Jul 15»
4
German government further restricts right to asylum
This extremely cynical argumentation follows the same model as every demagogic political campaign that has preceded the new law in the ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
5
Local Advocates Fight for Marriage Equality in Texas: A handful of …
... a conflict of interest because Paxton's representation of his client – the state – conflicts with his own self interest in “demagogic self promotion ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
President Donald Trump? Just Say No
... and subsequent statements have made clear, his command of the issues is superficial, his presentation often rambling and demagogic. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Chris Christie goes full Dick Cheney: How his shameless …
... launching exactly the kind of demagogic, irresponsible and sensationalistic offensive the pseudo-libertarian senator's advisers likely feared. «Salon, Jul 15»
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Evangelicals take their fight with Satan to the streets of Sao Paulo
... spirit of fundamentalism is manifesting itself ... and Congress seems committed to reflect this trend, intensify it, and use it to demagogic ends.". «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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What is the Political End Game of the VN Border Dispute?
All these demagogic activities seem intended to provoke a fight – not a standoff – with Vietnam. This gave me a lot of insight into how the ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
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Michael B. Oren's 'Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide'
Next came Netanyahu's demagogic warning on the eve of the recent Israeli election that Arab voters were flocking to the polls, along with his ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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