ochlagogy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Manipulation of a mob by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogy; the practice of an ochlagogue.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒkləˌɡɒd͡ʒi/ /ˈɒkləˌɡɒɡi/ /ˈɑkləˌɡɑd͡ʒi/ /ˈɑkləˌɡoʊd͡ʒi/

Word forms

ochlagogy

Etymology

From ochlo- (“mob”) + -agogy (“leading, leadership”), on the pattern of demagogy.

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