Definition of Demagogues

1. Noun. (plural of demagogue) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of demagogue) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Demagogues

1. demagogue [v] - See also: demagogue

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demagogues

demagnetizes
demagnetizing
demagog
demagoged
demagogic
demagogical
demagogically
demagogies
demagoging
demagogism
demagogs
demagogue
demagogued
demagogueries
demagoguery
demagogues
demagoguing
demagoguism
demagogy
demain
demaine
demaines
demains
deman
demand
demand-pull inflation
demand deposit
demand feeding
demand for explanation
demand for identification

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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