rabble-rouser
- n a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
- "No wire fence will ensconce us. We will break free." shouted the rabble-rouser passionately.
- ALSO SEE Profiles of an Indonesian jungle protector, a spirited Alaskan Indian activist, a Kenyan rabble-rouser and an unorthodox shaman's apprentice from Harvard.
- The rabble-rouser Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the misleadingly titled Liberal-Democratic party, has fielded his bodyguard much to the amusement of the voting public.