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rabble-rousing Definition


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rabble-rouser
noun
    1. Someone who makes speeches, especially calling for social or political change, which are meant to arouse feelings of anger and violence in those listening.
      Thesaurus: agitator, troublemaker, mischief-maker, gadfly, firebrand, incendiary, fomenter, ringleader, demagogue.
Derivative: rabble-rousing
adj, noun
    The language and tactics of a rabble-rouser.
Etymology: 18c.



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