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demagogic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Borrowed from French démagogique, equivalent to demagogue + -ic.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
   • The desire for politicians who are sincere explains not only the strategic value of demagoguery (and hence the campaign choices of candidates like Trump who may not in fact believe their own demagogic bombast). 2015 December 10, Jason Stanley, “Democracy and the Demagogue”, in The New York Times:
   • Politicians knew that the law [barring HIV-positive immigrants] would do nothing to stop the spread of AIDS, and that medical experts agreed the law would actually facilitate it. But politicians did know a cheap and demagogic way to "do something" about AIDS. 1990 February 4, Jorge Cortiñas, “Selling Out Immigrants”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 10:

Forms

Deriveds

demagogically

Relateds

demagogy · demagogue

Synonyms

demagogical

Translations (26)

be дэмагагі́чны (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · pl demagogiczny (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · sv demagogisk (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · grc δημαγωγικός (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · fr démagogique (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · lv demagoģisks (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · ro propriu demagogiei (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · eo demagogia (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · uk демагогі́чний (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · hu demagóg (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · ru демагоги́чный (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · ast demagóxicu (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · es demagógico (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · gl demagóxico (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · ca demagògic (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · it demagogico (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · da demagogisk (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · ro care ține de demagogie (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · cs demagogický (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · nl demagogisch (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · de demagogisch (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · ru демагоги́ческий (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · pt demagógico (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · el δημαγωγικός (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · et demagoogiline (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue) · fi demagoginen (of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue)