Definition: (noun) A leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace.
Synonyms: rabble-rouser.
Usage: The seditious harangues of demagogues in Faneuil Hall have made rebels of a loyal people and deprived me of my country.
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