扇動 — meaning in English
sendō
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English meaning
- agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- demagogue noun A political leader who wins support by stirring up popular fears, resentments and prejudices rather than by reasoned argument.
- incitement noun A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.
- sedition noun Speech or organized action that incites rebellion against a government or authority.
- stir verb To mix a liquid or substance by moving an object like a spoon through it.
Senses
扇動 is used for these senses in English:
- demagogue (pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
- demagogy (uncountable) Rule by demagogue.
- incitement A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.
- sedition Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
- stir (transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate.
agitate — full definition
- verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- verb To shake or stir something with force.
- verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.
demagogue — full definition
- noun A political leader who wins support by stirring up popular fears, resentments and prejudices rather than by reasoned argument.
- verb To treat an issue in a deliberately inflammatory way in order to win support.