[ 'dɛməgɒg ]
■ noun
1》 a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
2》 (in ancient Greece and Rome) an orator who espoused the cause of the common people.
Derivatives
demagogic -'gɒgɪk adjective
~ry -'gɒg(ə)ri noun
demagogy noun
Origin
C17: from Gk dēmagōgos , from dēmos 'the people' + agōgos 'leading'.