Dem″a‐gogue (?; 115), n. [Gr. δημαγωγόσ a popular leader; commonly in a bad sense, a leader of the mob; δη̑μοσ the people + αγωγὄσ leading, fr. ἄγειν to lead; akin to E. act: cf. F. démagogue.] A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.