Demagogue
//ˈdɛməɡɑɡ//
Translations of "demagogue" (38 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | δημαγωγός((historical) a leader of the people), δημαγωγός((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) | dēmagōgós, dēmagōgós | |
| Arabic | دَهْمَاوِيّ((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((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) | dahmāwiyy | |
| Azerbaijani | demaqoq((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 | демаго́г((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) | demagóg | |
| Catalan | demagog((historical) a leader of the people), demagog((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 | 煽動者 /煽动者((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) | shāndòngzhě | |
| Czech | demagog((historical) a leader of the people), demagog((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 | demagog((historical) a leader of the people), demagog((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((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 | demagoog((historical) a leader of the people), demagoog((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((historical) a leader of the people), volksmenner((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), volksopruier((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), demagogie bedrijven(speak or act in the manner of a demagogue), demagogie gebruiken(speak or act in the manner of a demagogue), volksmennen(speak or act in the manner of a demagogue) | — | |
| Esperanto | demagogo((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 | demagoog((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 | demagogi((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((historical) a leader of the people), kansankiihottaja((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((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), paasata(speak or act in the manner of a demagogue) | — | |
| French | démagogue((historical) a leader of the people), démagogue((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 | demagoga((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((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 | დემაგოგი((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) | demagogi | |
| German | Demagoge((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((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((historical) a leader of the people) | — | |
| Greek | δημαγωγός((historical) a leader of the people), δημαγωγός((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(speak or act in the manner of a demagogue) | dimagogós, dimagogós, dimagogó | |
| Hungarian | demagóg((historical) a leader of the people), demagóg((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 | demagogo((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 | demagog((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 | demagogo((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((historical) a leader of the people) | — | |
| Japanese | 扇動((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) | sendō | |
| Korean | 군중 지도자((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((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) | gunjung jidoja, seondong jeongchiga | |
| Macedonian | демаго́г((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) | demagóg | |
| Norwegian | folkeleder((historical) a leader of the people) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | demagog((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 | demagog((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 | demagog((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 | demagogo((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 | demagog((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((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 | вождь((historical) a leader of the people), демаго́г((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) | voždʹ, demagóg | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ceannard gràisge((historical) a leader of the people), ceannard gràisge((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 | demagogo((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 | demagog((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((historical) a leader of the people) | — | |
| Thai | ผู้นำฝูงชน((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) | p̄hū̂nả f̄ūng chn | |
| Turkish | demagog((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 | демаго́г((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) | demahóh | |
| Vietnamese | người mị dân((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((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) | — |
demaqoq
demagog, demagog
demagog, demagog
demagog, demagog, folkeforfører
demagoog, demagoog, volksleider, volksmenner, volksopruier, demagogie bedrijven, demagogie gebruiken, volksmennen
demagogo
demagoog
demagogi, kansanjohtaja, kansankiihottaja, palopuhuja, paasata
démagogue, démagogue
demagoga, demagogo
Demagoge, Demagogin, Führer
demagóg, demagóg
demagogo
demagog
demagogo, duce
folkeleder
demagog
demagog
demagog
demagogo
demagog, demagogă
ceannard gràisge, ceannard gràisge
demagogo
demagog, folkledare
demagog
người mị dân, nịnh dân
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