demagogy

Meanings

• noun

  The use of appealing or persuasive but false or misleading arguments, typically to win people's favor or gain power.

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Synonyms

demagogism , demagoguery

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Variants

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demagog , demagogies , demagogs , demagogue , demagogueries , demagoguery , demagogues , demagogy

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word demagogos, meaning 'leader of the people'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'demagogy' was first used in ancient Greece to describe politicians who appealed to the emotions and prejudices of the masses.

2. Demagogy is often associated with populist leaders, but it can also be used by elites to manipulate the masses.

3. The use of demagogy can be traced back to ancient Rome, where politicians like Catiline and Clodius used it to gain power and influence.

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Related Concepts

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1. Populism: A political ideology that emphasizes the importance of averaging the needs and wants of ordinary people.

2. Propaganda: Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, or nation.

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Quotes

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1. Like other good Whigs, they had assumed that the people, once free of English influence, would honor and elevate the country's true patriots and natural aristocracy in ways that the English Crown had not. But when in the decades following the Revolution the people seemed to succumb to the deceit and flattery of mushroom "demagogues", who were the popular counterparts of courtiers, the Federalists became bewildered and bitter.

   - Gordon S. Wood,{it}Revolutionary Characters{/it},2006

2. Before the U.S. could begin to help Haiti rebuild its ravaged democracy last week, it first had to remove a raving "demagogue".

   - Tim Padgett et al.,{it}Time{/it},15 Mar. 2004

3. Here's the background: Tennessee's finances are a mess. The state is facing a shortfall of some $310 million—but legislators remember what happened last year when they considered imposing the first income tax on wages. Goaded by talk-radio "demagogues", hundreds of citizens surrounded the Statehouse in a near riot.

   - {it}Editor & Publisher{/it},4 Feb. 2002

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Culture

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Demagogy has been used throughout history as a political tool, often associated with populist leaders who exploit the emotions and prejudices of the masses to gain power.

How to Memorize "demagogy"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the image of a political leader speaking to a large crowd, using persuasive but false arguments to win their favor.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'demagogy' with the idea of manipulation or deceit in politics.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym D-E-M-A-G-O-G-Y: Deceitful, Emotional, Manipulative, Appealing, Grandiose, Opportunistic, Persuasive, Yielding.

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