ochlagogue

noun
/ˈɒkləɡɒɡ/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ὀχλαγωγός

Definitions

  1. A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting…

    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.

    • Ochlagogue! What a name for an Irish horse! EVOK.

The neighborhood

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