demagogy

[ dem-uh-goh-jee, -gaw-jee, -goj-ee ]

/ ˈdɛm əˌgoʊ dʒi, -ˌgɔ dʒi, -ˌgɒdʒ i /

Chiefly British. demagoguery.

the character of a demagogue.

a body of demagogues.

Origin of demagogy

1645–55; < Greek dēmagōgía leadership of the people, equivalent to dēmagōg(ós) demagogue + -ia -y³

Clear away all the demagogy and scare tactics, and Obamacare is, at its core, Romneycare across state lines.

A Conservative Defense of Obamacare... from an AEI Scholar |Justin Green |September 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
"The country became very susceptibly to demagogy," Brzezinski said.

An Evening of Bush Bashing with Scowcroft and Brzezinski |Ross Goldberg |October 20, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
It is clearly not the cause of democracy but of demagogy that these champions of "liberty" are out to defend.

Secret Societies And Subversive Movements |Nesta H. Webster
Demagogism, Demagoguism (dem′a-gog-ism); Dem′agoguery, Demagogy (-goj′).

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various

My conflict with a moribund group of old adherents of serfdom; their accusation of demagogy.

The Russian Turmoil |Anton Ivanovich Denikin
The minority who have no turn for demagogy are demagogues though they do not like it, and because they are forced by necessity.

The Cult of Incompetence |Emile Faguet
Sir Edward Carson's speeches in Ulster, indeed, are the most extreme instances of demagogy we have had in recent years.

The Book of This and That |Robert Lynd

demagogy

/ (ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡɪ) /

demagoguery

rule by a demagogue or by demagogues

a group of demagogues