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demagogy

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dem⋅a⋅go⋅gy

  [dem-uh-goh-jee, -gaw-jee, -goj-ee]
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–noun
1. Chiefly British. demagoguery.
2. the character of a demagogue.
3. a body of demagogues.
Origin:
1645–55; < Gk dēmagōgía leadership of the people, equiv. to dēmagōg(ós) demagogue + -ia -y 3
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dem·a·gog·y   (děm'ə-gŏj'ē, -gô'jē, -gŏg'ē, -gō'jē)   
n.  The character or practices of a demagogue; demagoguery.
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