Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
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A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudices.
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- dictator
- tyrant
- popularist
- demagogue
Correct Option: D
demagogue (N.) : a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason
dictator (N.) : a person who behaves as if he had complete power over other people, and tells them what to do
tyrant (N.) : dictator ; a person who has complete power in a country and uses it in a cruel and unfair way
popularist (N.) : a person who fights for the common man against the elite class of people
