Tom is a demagogue.
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Demagogue
//ˈdɛməɡɑɡ//
Synonyms for "demagogue" (62 found)
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69 translations across 38 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- δημαγωγός noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- δημαγωγός noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Arabic
2 entries- دَهْمَاوِيّ noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- زَعِيم الدهماء noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- demaqoq noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Bulgarian
1 entries- демаго́г noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Catalan
2 entries- demagog noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 煽動者 /煽动者 noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Czech
2 entries- demagog noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Danish
3 entries- demagog noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- folkeforfører noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Dutch
4 entries- demagoog noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- demagoog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- volksleider noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- volksmenner noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Esperanto
1 entries- demagogo noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Estonian
1 entries- demagoog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Finnish
4 entries- demagogi noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- kansanjohtaja noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- kansankiihottaja noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- palopuhuja noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
French
2 entries- démagogue noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- démagogue noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Galician
2 entries- demagoga noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- demagogo noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Georgian
1 entries- დემაგოგი noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
German
3 entries- Demagoge noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- Demagogin noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- Führer noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
Greek
3 entries- δημαγωγός noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- δημαγωγός noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- δημαγωγώ verb (speak or act in the manner of a demagogue)
Hungarian
2 entries- demagóg noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- demagóg noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Ido
1 entries- demagogo noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Indonesian
1 entries- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Italian
2 entries- demagogo noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- duce noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
Japanese
1 entries- 扇動 noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Korean
2 entries- 군중 지도자 noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- 선동 정치가 noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Macedonian
1 entries- демаго́г noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Norwegian
1 entries- folkeleder noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Polish
1 entries- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Portuguese
1 entries- demagogo noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Romanian
2 entries- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- demagogă noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Russian
2 entries- вождь noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- демаго́г noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- ceannard gràisge noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
- ceannard gràisge noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Spanish
1 entries- demagogo noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Swedish
2 entries- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- folkledare noun ((historical) a leader of the people)
Thai
1 entries- ผู้นำฝูงชน noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Turkish
1 entries- demagog noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Ukrainian
1 entries- демаго́г noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
Vietnamese
2 entries- người mị dân noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
- nịnh dân noun ((pejorative) a political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument)
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He is a stubborn and intransigent demagogue.
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He's a stubborn and intransigent demagogue.
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The demagogue liked to whip up the masses.
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