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Noun: demagogy  'de-mu,gó-gee or 'de-mu,gow-jee
  1. Impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
    "The politician's speech was full of demagogy, playing on people's fears";
    - demagoguery

Derived forms: demagogies

Type of: appeal, entreaty, prayer, suppliance

Encyclopedia: Demagogy