as in rebel
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent
rabble-rousers inciting hungry people in breadlines to demand social justice
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Recent Examples of rabble-rouser
Yes, but: Ocasio-Cortez may continue to confront the ghosts of her past as one of Democrats' foremost left-wing rabble-rousers.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The other person in the room is fellow troubadour and rabble-rouser Pete Seeger.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Increasingly, Europe’s centrist figureheads are dropping their once-high-minded rhetoric on irregular migration, reaching instead for positions that were previously the preserve of the continent’s populist rabble-rousers.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Techno—once the music of Black futurists in Detroit, then countercultural rabble-rousers in post-reunification Berlin—is today the stuff of TikTok memes and arguably more popular than ever before.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
As mayor, Baraka still talks like a rabble-rouser, at least some of the time.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
They’re not all necessarily designed as rabble-rousers, but a a lot of them are.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
But the storyline fits his own conversion from a rabble-rouser to a married man, and the song overall meets his standards.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024
That honor falls to Irish rabble-rousers Kneecap (7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave.; concordmusichall.com), stars of the recent comedic biopic of the same name.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024
Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The other person in the room is fellow troubadour and rabble-rouser Pete Seeger.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Increasingly, Europe’s centrist figureheads are dropping their once-high-minded rhetoric on irregular migration, reaching instead for positions that were previously the preserve of the continent’s populist rabble-rousers.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Techno—once the music of Black futurists in Detroit, then countercultural rabble-rousers in post-reunification Berlin—is today the stuff of TikTok memes and arguably more popular than ever before.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
As mayor, Baraka still talks like a rabble-rouser, at least some of the time.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
They’re not all necessarily designed as rabble-rousers, but a a lot of them are.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
But the storyline fits his own conversion from a rabble-rouser to a married man, and the song overall meets his standards.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024
That honor falls to Irish rabble-rousers Kneecap (7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Concord Music Hall, 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave.; concordmusichall.com), stars of the recent comedic biopic of the same name.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabble-rouser
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What's New On Friday 170 House Republicans joined Democrats to approve an emergency funding bill just hours before a partial government shutdown was due to go into effect, despite President-elect Donald Trump's threat to oust any rebels.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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As Assad regained control over much of the territory lost to the rebels, Syria slid further into poverty.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Though the allegations have followed Gaetz for years, the committee’s report marks a first public finding of fault against the former firebrand congressman and loyalist to President-elect Donald Trump.Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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The legal action could be the final battle for Gaetz in the years-long investigation into the firebrand Republican.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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Elphaba is radicalized into terrorism when her favorite college professor, the Goat and Animal rights agitator Doctor Dillamond, is assassinated by the government.Constance Grady, Vox, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
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On top of being a major promoter of online sports betting, Portnoy, 47, is considered to be one of the pizza world’s biggest influencers.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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While the judges clearly scored the Usyk vs. Fury 2 fight for the Ukrainian competitor, Frank Warren, the head of Queensberry Promotions, and Fury’s promoter, thought the fight should have gone the other way.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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So when a demagogue like Trump speaks to her pain and promises to bring factories back, of course her heart leaps.Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
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As a result, the very outcome the founders most feared, namely election of a demagogue by a gullible cult of true-believers, has been made possible because of the Electoral College, which was originally designed to avoid precisely that outcome.Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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And, unlike financial commitments made at the UN climate conference, this decision would put rules in place that proponents say would be hard for the incoming Trump administration to undo.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the opponents, halting the project, but proponents petitioned the Supreme Court to review that decision.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But an array of far-right provocateurs, from Andrew Tate to Tommy Robinson (the latter the founder of the now-defunct English Defence League), started blaming undocumented immigrants or linking the attacks to Islam.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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Although he’s always been a divisive figure, the author is now seen less as a provocateur and more as an out-of-touch misogynist.The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is one of Putin’s staunchest backers and a vocal supporter of the war in Ukraine.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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This happened right in front of the away supporters who cheered and Spence then whipped his arms up asking for more noise.Jay Harris, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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