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Demagogue
Demagogue (Greek demagogos, "leader of the people") is a political leader who wins support through emotion rather than reason; originally neutral in Athens, pejorative since the 17th century, distinct from but overlapping populism.
Demain, dès l'aube
"Demain, dès l'aube" is a short 1856 poem by Victor Hugo from Les Contemplations, a farewell to his daughter Léopoldine, who drowned in the Seine in 1843, and one of his best-known works.
Demak conquest of Majapahit
The Demak conquest of Majapahit (Penaklukan Majapahit oleh Demak) was the half-century process by which the Muslim Sultanate of Demak ended the Majapahit kingdom, by 1527.
Demand
Demand is the quantity of a good or service that buyers wish to purchase at each conceivable price, with other factors held constant; with supply, it determines market prices.
Demand curve
The demand curve, or demand schedule, is a graph showing how much of a good buyers purchase at each price, holding income and tastes constant.
Demand draft
A demand draft is a pre-paid negotiable instrument in which a bank draws on itself or another branch to pay a named payee, backed by the bank's own funds.
Demand for money
Demand for money is the quantity of money households and firms want to hold as balances at a given time, with the interest rate equilibrating it against the money supply.
Demand forecasting
Demand forecasting is the process of predicting future customer demand for products or services, combining statistical techniques with human judgment to support inventory, capacity, and supply chain planning.
Demand paging
Demand paging is an operating system memory-management technique in which pages are loaded into main memory only when first referenced, with unused pages staying on disk.
Demand response
Demand response is the reduction or shift in electricity consumption by customers in response to price signals, incentive payments, or grid reliability needs, helping balance supply and demand.
Demand surge (insurance)
Demand surge is a sudden, temporary increase in the cost of materials, services, and labor after a catastrophe, when many property owners compete for limited contractors and supplies.
Demand-controlled ventilation
Demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) automatically adjusts a building's outdoor air supply to match actual need, usually measured by CO2 sensors, avoiding over-ventilation of partly occupied spaces.
Demand-side platform
A demand-side platform (DSP) is programmatic software that buys digital advertising on behalf of advertisers, bidding impression by impression in real-time auctions through exchanges and supply-side platforms.
DeMar DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan, NBA guard-forward (born 1989, Compton), drafted 9th overall 2009 by Toronto; six-time All-Star, 16th all-time scorer (26,711 points); played Toronto, San Antonio, Chicago, Sacramento, signed with Denver Nuggets 2026.
Demarai Gray
Demarai Ramelle Gray (born 1996, Birmingham), Jamaican international winger; Birmingham City, Leicester City 2016 Premier League winner, Bayer Leverkusen, Everton, Al-Ettifaq, back at Birmingham from 2025.
Demarcation line
Demarcation line: a line marked on the ground showing a boundary, ceasefire line, or zone of separation; the second stage after delimitation. Examples include Korea's Military Demarcation Line, the Golan Alpha and Bravo Lines, and the Iraq-Kuwait boundary.
Demarcation point
A demarcation point, also called a demarc, is where a telecommunications provider's facilities end and the customer's premises wiring begins, dividing repair responsibility between carrier and customer.
Demarcation problem
The demarcation problem, or problem of demarcation, is the philosophy of science problem of distinguishing science from pseudoscience and metaphysics; Karl Popper named it in 1933, proposing falsifiability as the criterion.
DeMarco Murray
DeMarco Murray, NFL running back (Cowboys 2011-14, Eagles 2015, Titans 2016-17); 7,174 rushing yards, 49 TDs, 2014 Offensive Player of the Year with 1,845 yards; later Oklahoma and Chiefs running backs coach.
DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins, "Boogie", American NBA center born 1990, Kentucky, 2010 draft pick 5; four-time All-Star, All-NBA Second Team 2015-16; peak with Kings and Pelicans before 2018 Achilles tear; later Warriors, Rockets, Clippers, Bucks, Nuggets.
DeMarcus Lawrence
DeMarcus Lawrence, NFL edge rusher for the Seattle Seahawks, formerly Dallas Cowboys (2014-24). Five Pro Bowls, 2017 second-team All-Pro, 67.5 career sacks, Super Bowl LX champion; 2026 is his final season.
Demarcus Robinson
Demarcus Robinson, NFL wide receiver (No. 11, San Francisco 49ers), former Florida Gator drafted 126th overall by Kansas City in 2016; 277 career catches, 3,373 yards, 29 touchdowns through 2026.
DeMarcus Ware
DeMarcus Ware (born 1982), NFL linebacker/edge rusher for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos, 138.5 career sacks, Cowboys' record 117, two-time NFL sack leader, Super Bowl 50 champion, Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
Demario Davis
Demario Davis, NFL linebacker (Jets 2012-15, 2017, 2026; Browns 2016; Saints 2018-25), 2012 third-round pick, five-time All-Pro, Bart Starr Award winner, founder of the Devoted Dreamers Foundation.
DeMarre Carroll
DeMarre Carroll, born 1986 in Birmingham, Alabama, is a former NBA forward (Junkyard Dog) drafted 27th in 2009 by Memphis; 578 games, 8.9 PPG; now Phoenix Suns assistant coach after Bucks, Lakers, and Cavaliers stints.
Demaryius Thomas
Demaryius Thomas, NFL wide receiver (Georgia Tech; Broncos 2010-18, Texans, Jets), 724 catches, 9,763 yards, 63 TDs, five Pro Bowls, Super Bowl 50 champion, died 2021, Broncos Ring of Fame 2025.
Demas Nwoko
Demas Nwoko is a Nigerian artist and self-taught architect, a founding member of the Zaria Art Society who won the Venice Architecture Biennale's Golden Lion in 2023.
Demat account
A demat account is an electronic account, opened in India with a depository participant, that holds shares and bonds in dematerialized form under the Depositories Act, 1996.
DEMATEL
DEMATEL, the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory, is a multi-criteria decision-making method developed at Battelle Geneva in the 1970s that converts expert influence ratings into a digraph showing cause-and-effect relationships and factor importance.
DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School (the Stags) is a Trinitarian-run all-boys Catholic college prep school in Hyattsville, Maryland, founded September 9, 1946 with 18 students, known for Morgan Wootten's 1,274-win basketball program and its music program.