Today’s “Word of the Day” is demagogue and it is a noun meaning “a (political) leader in a democracy who gains popularity by exploiting emotions, prejudice and ignorance among the common people; popular leader, rabble-rouser, political agitator, soapbox orator.
Example Sentence: Nuanced, evidence-based consideration of policy alternatives might set the pulses of academics and pundits racing, but is a feeble antidote (remedy/solution) to the addictive jingoism (extreme patriotism/nationalism) peddled (promoted) by populist demagogues.
This word is present in The Hindu article COVID-19 and limits of political accountability and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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