Ochlagogy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒkləˌɡɒd͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ochlagogy is a noun meaning (rare) Manipulation of a mob by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogy; the practice of an ochlagogue.
Meaning
(rare) Manipulation of a mob by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogy; the practice of an ochlagogue.
Example Sentences
One can imagine what Epicurus would have thought of the ochlagogy of Herodes Atticus and his contemporaries, and the noisy demonstrations which it evoked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demagoguery, bogeyism, scandalmonging, scapegoatism, scapegoating, hackery.
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