ochlagogue

noun /ˈɒkləɡɒɡ/

1. 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.

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

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry ochlagogue (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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