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  • verb Present participle of demagogue.

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Examples

  • Unfortunately, one major party sees great electoral advantage in demagoguing the issue with the false pretense that they will defend with no change a doomed system.

    Social Security and Demographics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • This is kind of demagoguing on a guy who uses worse profanities all the time, but they have it coming to them, the stinkin hypocrites.

    Latest Articles FoxNews 2010

  • This is kind of demagoguing on a guy who uses worse profanities all the time, but they have it coming to them, the stinkin hypocrites.

    Latest Articles 2010

  • Which is why you had that highly peculiar scene just the other day: House Republicans arriving en masse at the White House to tell the president to stop "demagoguing."

    Rick Horowitz: Obama: No More Mr. Nice Guy? Rick Horowitz 2011

  • Which is why you had that highly peculiar scene just the other day: House Republicans arriving en masse at the White House to tell the president to stop "demagoguing."

    Rick Horowitz: Obama: No More Mr. Nice Guy? Rick Horowitz 2011

  • Otherwise, he and AARP would default to their usual position of demagoguing reformers as evildoers who want to bankrupt granny, especially if the reformers are Republicans.

    AARP's Revelation 2011

  • In an attempt to preempt these anticipated attacks, Republicans are demagoguing Democrats for demagoguing them with "Mediscare" tactics.

    Will Durst: Corroded Clockwork Will Durst 2011

  • "They are shamelessly demagoguing and distorting it," Mr. Ryan said, adding that Republicans would have a better chance to make their case over the next 18 months.

    No Retreat on Medicare Naftali Bendavid 2011

  • In an attempt to preempt these anticipated attacks, Republicans are demagoguing Democrats for demagoguing them with "Mediscare" tactics.

    Will Durst: Corroded Clockwork Will Durst 2011

  • In an attempt to preempt these anticipated attacks, Republicans are demagoguing Democrats for demagoguing them with "Mediscare" tactics.

    Will Durst: Corroded Clockwork Will Durst 2011

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