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1 VERB If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it. □ [V + into ] Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past. □ [V adv] If you're interested in a subject, use the Internet to delve deeper.

2 VERB If you delve into something such as a cupboard or a bag, you search inside it. [WRITTEN ] □ [V prep/adv] She delved into her rucksack and pulled out a folder.

dema|gog|ic /de məgɒ dʒ I k/ ADJ If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic , you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

dema|gogue /de məgɒg, [AM ] -gɔːg/ (demagogues ) in AM, also use demagog N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] If you say that someone such as a politician is a demagogue you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments. [DISAPPROVAL ]

dema|gogy /de məgɒdʒi/ or demagoguery N‑UNCOUNT You can refer to a method of political rule as demagogy if you disapprove of it because you think it involves appealing to people's emotions rather than using reasonable arguments. [DISAPPROVAL ]

de|mand ◆◆◆ /d I mɑː nd, -mæ nd/ (demands , demanding , demanded )

1 VERB If you demand something such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way. □ [V n + from ] Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary. □ [V that] Russia demanded that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks. □ [V to-inf] The hijackers are demanding to speak to representatives of both governments. □ [V with quote] 'What did you expect me to do about it?' she demanded.

2 VERB If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully. □ [V n] He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice.

3 N‑COUNT A demand is a firm request for something. □ [+ for ] There have been demands for services from tenants up there.

4 N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to demand , or to the demand for something, you are referring to how many people want to have it, do it, or buy it. □  Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose. □  Demand for coal is down and so are prices.

5 N‑PLURAL The demands of something or its demands on you are the things which it needs or the things which you have to do for it. □ [+ of ] …the demands and challenges of a new job. [Also + on ]

6 PHRASE If someone or something is in demand or in great demand , they are very popular and a lot of people want them. □  He was much in demand as a lecturer in the U.S.

7 PHRASE If someone or something makes demands on you, they require you to do things which need a lot of time, energy, or money. □  I had no right to make demands on his time.

8 PHRASE If something is available or happens on demand , you can have it or it happens whenever you want it or ask for it. □  There was free tea and coffee on demand. SYNONYMS demand VERB 1

request:Mr Dennis said he had requested access to a telephone.

ask for:I decided to go to the next house and ask for food.

order:The President has ordered a full investigation.

insist on:She insisted on being present at all the interviews. USAGE demand

When demand is a verb, don’t use ‘for’ after it. Don’t say, for example, ‘ They are demanding for higher wages. ’ Say ‘They are demanding higher wages’. COLLOCATIONS demand VERB 1

demand+ noun : answer, apology, explanation; compensation, money, payment, ransom; action NOUN 4