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demagogic

adjective dem·a·gog·ic \ˌde-mə-ˈgä-gik also -ˈgä-jik or -ˈgō-jik\

Definition of DEMAGOGIC

:  of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue :  employing demagoguery
dem·a·gog·i·cal·ly \-gi-k(ə-)lē, -ji-\ adverb
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First Known Use of DEMAGOGIC

1831

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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