demagogy

 [dem-uh-goh-jee, -gaw-jee, -goj-ee]  

dem·a·go·gy

   [dem-uh-goh-jee, -gaw-jee, -goj-ee]
noun
1.
Chiefly British. demagoguery.
2.
the character of a demagogue.
3.
a body of demagogues.
Origin:
1645–55; < Greek dēmagōgía leadership of the people, equivalent to dēmagōg(ós) demagogue + -ia -y3
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demagogy (ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡɪ)
 
—n , pl -gogies
1.  demagoguery
2.  rule by a demagogue or by demagogues
3.  a group of demagogues

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