ochlagogue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒkləɡɒɡ/

Word forms

ochlagogue ochlagogues

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀχλαγωγός (okhlagōgós), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “mob”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading, guiding”).

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