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ochlagogue

UK/ˈɒkləɡɒɡ/

ochlagogue noun: 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.

Noun

ochlagogue (plural ochlagogues)

  1. (rare) 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.1931, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Punch Publications Ltd, page 310

Forms of ochlagogue

pluralochlagogues

Origin of ochlagogue

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

Questions about ochlagogue

What does ochlagogue mean?
Ochlagogue means 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.
What part of speech is ochlagogue?
Ochlagogue is a noun.
How do you pronounce ochlagogue?
Ochlagogue is pronounced /ˈɒkləɡɒɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of ochlagogue?
The plural of ochlagogue is ochlagogues.

Words near ochlagogue in the dictionary

  1. oches
  2. Ochiltree
  3. Ochiltree County
  4. ochimy
  5. ochl-
  6. ochlagogue
  7. ochlagogues
  8. ochlagogy
  9. ochlarchy
  10. ochleses
  11. ochlesid

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