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also demagog
as in agitator
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent
that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices
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Recent Examples of demagogue
Few other works of music are as effective at creating the incredibly dangerous but ecstatic feeling that many politicians and all demagogues hope to stir in their followers.
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The history of Latine people — particularly those who are white and part of the elite — endorsing and supporting right-wing demagogues and fascists spans decades.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2024
The world’s most powerful nation, a beacon of intellectual freedom for centuries, is now in danger of coming under the control of a demagogue who wants to build an authoritarian regime on the foundation of misinformation and lies.
—Sunil Mehta, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
That was the fear amongst many conservatives, including myself, who saw in Trump a dangerous, ignorant, narcissistic, demagogue and grifter who was untethered from the thing that mattered most to us — conservatism.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The history of Latine people — particularly those who are white and part of the elite — endorsing and supporting right-wing demagogues and fascists spans decades.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2024
The world’s most powerful nation, a beacon of intellectual freedom for centuries, is now in danger of coming under the control of a demagogue who wants to build an authoritarian regime on the foundation of misinformation and lies.
—Sunil Mehta, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
That was the fear amongst many conservatives, including myself, who saw in Trump a dangerous, ignorant, narcissistic, demagogue and grifter who was untethered from the thing that mattered most to us — conservatism.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demagogue
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Make sure they're evenly spaced around the center agitator.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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For three decades, Nitschke has been an agitator in the right-to-die debate.Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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Underscoring the state's competitiveness, firebrand GOP Sen. Ron Johnson was reelected in 2022 by about 26,000 votes, while in 2023, liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz won a seat on the state Supreme Court over conservative judge Dan Kelly by a whopping 11 points.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The other side: Boebert remains a firebrand conservative and she's aligned herself closely with former President Trump.John Frank, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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If former President Donald Trump is elected president, the nation's loudest anti-vaccine proponent could conceivably be in a position to drastically transform U.S. health policy.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bitcoin’s Alternative to Central Control While central bankers argue that Bitcoin’s appeal is based on speculation, its proponents insist that central banks are missing the point.Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The rebels have threatened new attacks in response to Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon and its killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Israel-Hamas war has intensified other conflicts in the Middle East, including attacks on international shipping lanes by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
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As president, Trump leaned even further into his role as a promoter of his own businesses.Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kennedy has been a leading promoter of false theories about vaccines being linked to autism.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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My sense is that people infatuated with this tinpot Marxist analysis enjoy the rush of feeling like the naughty provocateur without paying any real price for transgression.Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Turning Point Action, founded by conservative provocateur Charlie Kirk, has held GOP vote-chasing events with at least 22 churches in six swing states since March, according to research conducted by the progressive watchdog group Documented and verified by NBC News.Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Take it from one of the early champions of disposable packaging.Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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The report does not identify Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, by name, but the address in the report matches public records for Mahomes.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In contrast, people can also do Pilates on a specialized machine called a reformer.Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ford was brought in as a reformer to clean up the city’s police force after the discovery that cops were exchanging racist, sexist and homophobic texts.East Bay Times editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Demagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demagogue. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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