demagogue
/ˈdeməɡɒɡ/noun
उच्चारण डेमगॉग
जनता की भावनाओं और पूर्वाग्रहों को भड़काकर समर्थन पाने वाला नेता, लोकलुभावन वक्ता
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[C] disapproving
a political leader who tries to win support by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices rather than by using reason
जनता की भावनाओं और पूर्वाग्रहों को भड़काकर समर्थन पाने वाला नेता, लोकलुभावन वक्ता
- The demagogue blamed every problem on outsiders and the crowd roared.
- Hitler was a demagogue of terrible skill.
- The demagogue stirred up fear before the election.
+ 3 more examples
- History warns us about demagogues who promise easy answers.
- A demagogue often blames one group for all problems.
- Voters grew tired of the demagogue's empty slogans.
Synonyms rabble-rouser agitator firebrand populist orator
Opposite statesman reasoned leader
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dem·a·gogue
With the -gogue ending pronounced /ɡɒɡ/ (not 'demagog' in British English, or 'demogogue'); the noun demagoguery or demagogy.
-gogue अंत, ध्वनि /ɡɒɡ/ (British English में 'demagog' या 'demogogue' गलत है); noun demagoguery या demagogy।
⌂Word origin and word building
Demos means people (democracy), agogos means leader.
Demos का अर्थ लोग (democracy), agogos का अर्थ नेता।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a leader who gains power by stirring up the passions of the mob is a demagogue; keep apart demagogue (stirs the mob), statesman (wise leader), pedagogue (teacher), ideologue (devoted to an ideology), orator (skilled public speaker, neutral).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भीड़ की भावनाएँ भड़काकर सत्ता पाने वाला नेता demagogue; अलग रखिए: demagogue (भीड़ भड़काने वाला), statesman (बुद्धिमान नेता), pedagogue (शिक्षक), ideologue (किसी विचारधारा का कट्टर), orator (कुशल वक्ता, तटस्थ)।