different between demagogue vs galactagogue

English

Alternative forms

• demagog

Etymology

From Middle French démagogue, from Ancient Greek ????????? (d?mag?gós, “popular leader, mob leader”), from ????? (dêmos, “people”) + ?????? (ag?gós, “guide”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?m????/, /?d?m????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?m????/

Noun

demagogue (plural demagogues)

1. (derogatory) A political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
   • 1938, O'Neill, translating The Knights by Aristophanes, 424 BC, lines 191-193,

     A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.

   • 1949, S.I. Hayakawa, Language in Thought and Action, p. ix,

     If the majority of our fellow-citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue.

   • 1954, Reinhard Luthin, American Demagogues, p. 3,

     What is a demagogue? He is a politician skilled in oratory, flattery and invective; evasive in discussing vital issues; promising everything to everybody; appealing to the passions rather than the reason of the public; and arousing racial, religious, and class prejudices—a man whose lust for power without recourse to principle leads him to seek to become a master of the masses. He has for centuries practiced his profession of 'man of the people'. He is a product of a political tradition nearly as old as western civilization itself.

   • 2010, Evan Thomas, Why It’s Time to Worry, Newsweek,

     It is true that America has a paranoid streak in its politics, and demagogues come along from time to time to feed on anger and resentment.

2. (historical) A leader of the people.

Derived terms

Related terms

• galactagogue
• ochlagogue
• pedagogue
• synagogue

Translations

Verb

demagogue (third-person singular simple present demagogues, present participle demagoguing, simple past and past participle demagogued)

1. (intransitive and transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
   • c. 1938, Maury Maverick, The New York Times, quoted in 1970, Richard B. Henderson, Maury Maverick: A Political Biography, page 183,

     I never demagogued on our serious questions and stood for civil liberties.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (gálaktos) (genitive of ???? (gála, “milk”)) + ?????? (ag?gós, “guide”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???læk.t?.???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???læk.t?.???/
• Hyphenation US: ga?lac?ta?gogue, UK: gal?ac?ta?gogue

Noun

galactagogue (plural galactagogues)

1. A substance that induces lactation.
   • 2005, Jan Riordan, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, 3rd Edition, page 303,

     Galactagogues are agents that promote milk production, such as drugs, herbs, or foods. […] Domperidone, though not commercially available in the United States, is used as a galactagogue in other countries.

   • 2009, Gerald G. Briggs, Michael P. Nageotte, Diseases, Complications, and Drug Therapy in Obstetrics: A Guide for Clinicians, page 44,

     The safety of dopamine antagonists has not been adequately studied when used as galactagogues, but all have potential safety concerns for mothers, infants, or both.

     Fenugreek is an herbal product that is frequently used as a galactagogue, although no scientific evidence exists on its use for this purpose.

   • 2011, Marsha Walker, Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence, page 592,

     It is estimated that at least 15% of breastfeeding women use herbal galactagogues at some point (The National Children?s Study, 2003).

Related terms

• galactagogic
• galactorrhea
• demagogue
• pedagogue
• synagogue

Translations

See also

• lactogenesis

French

Noun

galactagogue m (plural galactagogues)

1. galactagogue

Adjective

galactagogue (plural galactagogues)

1. galactagogic