demagogues

noun

variants also demagogs
Definition of demagoguesnext
plural of demagogue
as in proponents
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices

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  1. proponents
  2. agitators
  3. promoters
  4. supporters
  5. radicals
Noun
  • Curbing homelessness and addiction is one of the strongest selling points the measure’s proponents have pitched.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But in August, the bond measure was withdrawn, with proponents citing uneven polling and litigation.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Harper believes social media has been used as a tool by these agitators to promote street takeovers.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of agitators
Noun
  • Customer Creators Turning real customers into long-term social promoters for your brand has become a huge trend recently.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • According to Ticketmaster’s website, promoters and artists set prices, which can either be fixed or based on demand.
    Esha Mitra, Alex Stambaugh and Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of promoters
Noun
  • Among the measure’s supporters, 31% hold that view.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This declines to 41% of opposition party supporters, with 21% saying Israel is doing too little; 34%, about the right amount.
    Gary Langer, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • In fact, the group’s radicals are likely to be emboldened.
    Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The Black Panther Party in the late 1960s organized Puerto Rican radicals and Confederate flag-waving white Southerner transplants to help tackle poverty and discrimination in Chicago — an effort that drew attention from the FBI.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of radicals
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