demagogues

noun

variants also demagogs
Definition of demagoguesnext
plural of demagogue
as in proponents
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices

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  1. proponents
  2. agitators
  3. promoters
  4. supporters
  5. radicals
Noun
  • While some managers may view this as a lack of ambition, proponents argue that easing into the week can enhance long-term productivity and morale.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With Congress on the fence about requiring carmakers to include AM radio, proponents this week are flooding the zone in a huge push to get the sometimes life-saving but old-school technology across the finish line.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • Days earlier, Spanish media reported that anti-Israel agitators would protest outside the stadium to target Israel’s soccer club and its fans.
    Scott McDonald, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of agitators
Noun
  • The central bank is moving to bring down interest rates, rather than raising them, and last week its chair, Jerome Powell, compared Bitcoin to gold as an investment asset—an argument that many promoters of cryptocurrencies have made.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, the band was recently dropped from Austria’s Nova Rock Festival 2025 lineup, fueling speculation about ongoing friction between the band and European promoters.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of promoters
Noun
  • Nonprofits need to focus on nurturing their relationships with these valuable supporters.
    Raviraj Hegde, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As a relatively newer classic mall brand, Madewell is firmly loved by the millennials who were some of its earliest supporters.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, the group’s radicals are likely to be emboldened.
    Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of radicals
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