Noun: demagogy 'de-mu,gó-gee or 'de-mu,gow-jee
- 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