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demagogue
(redirected from rabble-rouser)

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demagogue (sometimes US), demagog
1. a political agitator who appeals with crude oratory to the prejudice and passions of the mob
2. (esp in the ancient world) any popular political leader or orator


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A quick comparison shows that ABC retails a new biography of Desmond Tutu called Rabble-Rouser for Peace at the publisher's list price of $34.
Biographer John Allen's new book about the Nobel Peace Prize winner and retired archbishop, Rabble-rouser for Peace (Free Press/Simon and Schuster), reveals that in 1998 Tutu sent a letter to the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion saying he was "ashamed to be Anglican" after the church rejected the ordination of openly gay clergy.
Days after Devin's death, the usual rabble-rousers marched in the streets, demanding their brand of ``justice.
 
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