HyperDic: demagogy

English > 1 sense of the word *demagogy*:
NOUN	communication	demagogy, demagoguery	impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace

demagogy > pronunciation
Sounds	deh'mahgaa.jhiy
Rhymes	Agee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy...

English > *demagogy*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace.
Synonym	demagoguery
Narrower	flag waving, jingoism	An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
Broader	entreaty, prayer, appeal	earnest or urgent request
Spanish	demagogia, demagogismo
Catalan	demagògia
Adjectives	demagogic, demagogical	characteristic of or resembling a demagogue