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rabble-rousing

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rab·ble-rous·er (rbl-rouzr)
n.
A leader or speaker who stirs up the passions of the masses; a demagogue.
rabble-rousing adj. & n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.rabble-rousing - arousing to action or rebellion
incitive, instigative, seditious, inflammatory, incendiary
provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
Translations
rabble-rousing [ˈræblˈraʊzɪŋ]
A. N → demagogia f, agitación f
B. ADJ → demagógico
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Byline: EXAMINER Lord Mandelson delivered a rabble-rousing speech at Labour's "fightback" conference and declared the election was "up for grabs".
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Hitler possessed a magnetic, overpowering personality and a gift for rabble-rousing, but he was no military genius even though he fancied himself as such.
Non-Fiction by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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