demagogic
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- a characteristic of or resembling a demagogue
demagogic speeches
- The candidate himself has not used race in a demagogic way, as George Wallace did in 1968.
- There have been times when Democrats have run demagogic scare campaigns on issues like Social Security and Medicare.
- His demagogic appeal to immoderation, to excess and to simplifying hate? They spoke of his intuitive powers and his "luck" (he escaped several attempts on his life).