Demagogue
ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡ
noun
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument
The term 'demagogue' often carries a negative connotation, implying manipulation of the public rather than genuine leadership qualities.
See how James Joyce, Frank Herbert and 3 other authors use "demagogue", with its meaning, pronunciation and real book examples.
Examples from books
Ask that demagogue of a Marius if he is not the slave of that little tyrant of a Cosette.
Victor Hugo
Les Misérables
Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connell did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue?
James Joyce
Ulysses
There is in the world a very aged rioter and demagogue who breaks into the most refined retreats with the dreadful information that all men are brothers, and wherever this leveller went on his pale horse it was Father Brown’s trade to follow.
G. K. Chesterton
The Innocence of Father Brown
The Church in this instance adopted the usual tactics of the demagogue, and appealed to the stupidity and the cupidity of the masses, frightening them with the bugbear of another Mohammedan invasion aided by these aliens, and pointing out that the Morisco by his industry, frugality, skill, and businesslike qualities was everywhere taking the bread out of the mouth of the Christian Spaniard.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Don Quixote
It’s demagogue-prone.
Frank Herbert
Chapterhouse: Dune
