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propaganda
[ prop-uh-gan-duh ]
noun
- information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
- the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc.
- the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement.
- Roman Catholic Church.
- a committee of cardinals, established in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, having supervision over foreign missions and the training of priests for these missions.
- a school College of Propaganda established by Pope Urban VIII for the education of priests for foreign missions.
- Archaic. an organization or movement for the spreading of propaganda.
Propaganda
1/ ˌɒəˈɡæԻə /
noun
- RC Church a congregation responsible for directing the work of the foreign missions and the training of priests for these
propaganda
2/ ˌɒəˈɡæԻə /
noun
- the organized dissemination of information, allegations, etc, to assist or damage the cause of a government, movement, etc
- such information, allegations, etc
propaganda
- Official government communications to the public that are designed to influence opinion. The information may be true or false, but it is always carefully selected for its political effect.
Derived Forms
- ˌDZ貹ˈԻ徱, noun
- ˌDZ貹ˈԻ徱, nounadjective
yvlog History and Origins
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Origin of propaganda1
Example Sentences
To feed its propaganda apparatus and pay for the "brownshirts," Nazi militias who stalked Germany's streets "discouraging" opposition, the party needed money it didn't have.
Halili and Reitsma don't wear aprons or pose with backyard chickens, but their content still belongs to the same social media universe as "tradwife" podcasts and similar propaganda for womanly submission.
Spiriting information to Ursula, Jen writes a propaganda rag to cover her tracks as she simultaneously writes an underground paper as a means of resistance.
He added the fact the video was intended as political satire but repurposed as “very compelling, visceral” propaganda by Trump highlighted the risk of AI-generated video.
"These dinners have become propaganda events for a White House that has really staked almost its entire politics on creating propaganda events, whether it be uranium from Africa or 'Mission Accomplished,'" Rich added.
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