rabble-rousing

[ rab-uhl-rou-zing ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.

noun
  1. an instance or the practice of stirring up the passions or prejudices of the public.

Origin of rabble-rousing

1
First recorded in 1795–1805

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How to use rabble-rousing in a sentence

  • He let Isobel handle the bulk of the reverse-rabble rousing.

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