demagogy

[ dem-uh-goh-jee, -gaw-jee, -goj-ee ]

noun

1. Chiefly British. demagoguery.
2. the character of a demagogue.
3. a body of demagogues.

demagogy

/ ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡɪ /

noun

1. demagoguery
2. rule by a demagogue or by demagogues
3. a group of demagogues

Word History and Origins

Origin of demagogy¹

1645–55; < Greek dēmagōgía leadership of the people, equivalent to dēmagōg ( ós ) demagogue + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

The illogic of his demagogy gives Trump no pause.

From Salon

Critics of these groups saw their activism as demagogy, violence and opposition to public education masquerading as parental concern.

From New York Times

Written by Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan, it skewers its protagonist for the vacuous cynicism of his political demagogy, as well as his considerable personal shortcomings.

From New York Times

“France is more fractured than ever, trapped between the insurrectional demagogy of the extreme left and the confused impotence of the government.”

From Washington Post

Both, he said, amounted to rejections of “the totalitarian, woke, economic egalitarianism and sensational demagogy of the radical left.”

From Seattle Times