Noun: demagogue 'de-mu,góg
- A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
"The demagogue's inflammatory speeches swayed the crowd";
- demagog [US], rabble-rouser
Derived forms: demagogues
Type of: pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]
Encyclopedia: Demagogue