Usually means: Leader exploiting fear for power.
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(Note: See demagoged as well.)

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noun:  (derogatory) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
noun:  (historical) A leader of the people.
verb:  (intransitive and transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.

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