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propaganda

propaganda

291 6.2
Information spread on purpose to many people to help some people or hurt others
  • noun
  • /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/
translation icon : propaganda
  • The government used propaganda to promote its policies and rally support from the citizens.
  • a propaganda campaign
  • political propaganda
  • a propaganda film

They dare to push propaganda to our children.

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Examples

  • That is the epicenter of this propaganda in this authoritarian regime.

  • I'm a victim of years of propaganda, years of lies.

  • But if you start seeing more Chinese propaganda now, you might know why.

  • Now, that was one of the greatest propaganda efforts of all time.

  • At the same time, the U.S. Military will be fighting a propaganda war.

  • "I think all of these little propaganda pieces were written by the same people."

    Fiction book (1996)
  • But still, British propaganda was more subtle than German.

  • It's all about perception and propaganda and marketing.

  • But his platform is a propaganda machine for his beliefs.

  • What people don't understand is it's all propaganda, all of it.

Synonyms

disinformation
vspropaganda
35 6.8

Information people spread on purpose to deceive others

is spread widely to help or harm regardless of truth
misleading propaganda
vspropaganda
7.6

False or incomplete information spread on purpose to make people believe something untrue

is spread widely to influence people and may be true or false

Antonyms

1.0

Something that can be shown to be true, not an opinion

1.0

A fact that shows how things really are

Compounds

Information or material that supports fascist ideas and helps a fascist government control people

False or incomplete information spread on purpose to make people believe something untrue

A planned online effort to spread ideas or false information to change people's opinions

How Persuasive

brainwashing
33 7.7
agitprop
  • Literature
3 9.9
propaganda
291 6.2
spin
  • Literature
145 7.5
publicity
289 3.0

Surface Forms

propaganda singular
propagandas plural

Etymology

The word propaganda comes from the Latin word propagare, which means 'to spread' and is the same root as the English word propagate, used for spreading plants or ideas. So, propaganda is about spreading ideas widely to influence people, often to help or harm a person, group, or cause.