2. Verb. (third-person singular of demagogue) ¹
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Definition of Demagogues
1. demagogue [v] - See also: demagogue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demagogues
Literary usage of Demagogues
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1866)
"In England it has generally been found wise to let the demagogues talk, as long
as they did not talk palpable treason, incite to a breach of the peace, ..."
2. A History of Rome by Robert Fowler Leighton (1883)
"Marios and the demagogues.—The leaders of the popular party were no longer what they
... Marius allied himself with two of the worst of these demagogues, ..."
3. The War, Its Causes and Consequences by C. C. S. Farrar (1864)
"That product is the demagogues. The effervescence incident to the working ...
Without the demagogues, the masses would be innocent and democracy harmless. ..."
4. Democracy in Europe: A History by Thomas Erskine May (1877)
"The aristocratic reactions of this period, and the general disparagement of the '
demagogues,' attest the continued influence of the higher classes, ..."
5. Political Crime by Louis Proal (1898)
"(I.) Political corruption in Rome—Corruption may prevail under any form of
Government—Bribery in Rome—Venality of demagogues—Responsibility does not ..."
6. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"... writer's avowal of the purity and patriotism of his motives—His denunciation
of the arts of demagogues. III. ..."
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