propagandistic
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8.3
- adjective
- /ˌprɒpəˈɡændɪstɪk/
- Literature
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propagandístico
- Many advertisements use propagandistic language to persuade consumers to buy their products.
Examples
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The expression, la mission civilisatrice, was, as is often pointed out, the propagandistic facade for Western imperialism, but it also represented a genuine allure, a call to what appeared to be a higher stage of human civilization.
Academic text (2016) -
The military's seeming popularity was due in part to its radical, propagandistic language, promise of reforms, and the allegiance of a substantial sector of the intelligentsia.
Academic text (1993) -
And often written from a certain propagandistic point of view.
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Another kind of lead story, no less vital for the mission of the state, was propagandistic in its nature.
Academic text (1998) -
Regardless of propagandistic intent, this news was welcomed.
Academic text (2018) -
Accompanying text reported the outstanding political and economic achievements of the Party and detailed propagandistic speeches at length.
Academic text (1993) -
But on entering the deeper trenches of the globalization debate, such thoughtfulness disappears, replaced by a propagandistic devotion to partisan politics.
Academic text (2000) -
Once the political tension between Lisbon and Washington cooled down, the Estado Novo's propagandistic and financial interests prevailed, with the filming process becoming more streamlined.
Academic text (2017) -
The fact that these films were normative products of the elites of such cultures, and were in certain cases also actively propagandistic, increased rather than diminished their importance as objects of study (cf. Mead and Mteraux 1953).
Academic text (2010) -
The film was criticized for its propagandistic portrayal of the events, pushing a specific political agenda.
Synonyms
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8.8
Trying to make people support you by using strong feelings instead of facts
Showing one-sided or false information meant to help a political group
Giving unfair support to one side in a report or argument
Appealing to people's feelings and fears instead of facts and clear reasons
Antonyms
How Biased
- Literature
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5.3
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4.0
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4.1
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
propagandistic = propaganda (transparent) = propaganda + istic
Formed directly from the noun 'propaganda' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-istic', meaning 'relating to or characteristic of propaganda'.
Etymology
Propagandistic comes from propaganda, which in turn comes from the Latin propagare meaning 'to spread' and is the same root as the English verb propagate. Think of ideas being 'spread' like seeds or posters to grow support, so propagandistic describes things that try to push a one-sided or biased view.