demagogic
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French démagogique, equivalent to demagogue + -ic.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdemagogic (comparative more demagogic, superlative most demagogic)
- Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
- 1990 February 4, Jorge Cortiñas, “Selling Out Immigrants”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 10:
- Politicians knew that the law [barring HIV-positive immigrants] would do nothing to stop the spread of AIDS, and that medical experts agreed the law would actually facilitate it. But politicians did know a cheap and demagogic way to "do something" about AIDS.
- 2015 October 12, Jason Stanley, “Democracy and the Demagogue”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The desire for politicians who are sincere explains not only the strategic value of demagoguery (and hence the campaign choices of candidates like Trump who may not in fact believe their own demagogic bombast).
Synonyms
edit- demagogical (less common)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editof or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue
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Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French démagogique. By surface analysis, demagog + -ic.
Adjective
editdemagogic m or n (feminine singular demagogică, masculine plural demagogici, feminine and neuter plural demagogice)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | demagogic | demagogică | demagogici | demagogice | |||
definite | demagogicul | demagogica | demagogicii | demagogicele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | demagogic | demagogice | demagogici | demagogice | |||
definite | demagogicului | demagogicei | demagogicilor | demagogicelor |
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