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 Definitions of Propaganda  [ˌprɒp əˈgæn də]  

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Definition of 'Propaganda' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) propaganda
information or ideas methodically spread to promote or injure a cause, movement, nation, etc.

2.  propaganda
the deliberate spreading of such information or ideas.

3.  propaganda
the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement.

4.  propaganda
(cap.) a committee of cardinals, established in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, having supervision over foreign missions and the training of priests for these missions.

Etymology:  (1710–20; < NL, short for congregātiō dē propāgandā fidē congregation for propagating the faith)

Definition of 'Propaganda' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) propaganda
information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause


Definition of 'Propaganda' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) propaganda
information used to try to change people's opinions
government propaganda


Definition of 'Propaganda' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Propaganda
a congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions

2. (noun) Propaganda
the college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world

3. (noun) Propaganda
hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles


Definitions of 'Propaganda' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  Propaganda
a congregation, as it is called, at Rome, originated by Gregory XIII., and organised in 1622 by Gregory XV., the object of which is to propagate the faith of the Church among heathen nations and in countries where there is no established hierarchy, connected with which there is a college at Rome called the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, where pupils are instructed for different fields of missionary enterprise.


Definition of 'Propaganda' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Propaganda
The deliberate attempt to influence attitudes and beliefs for furthering one's cause or damaging an opponent's cause.


Definition of 'Propaganda' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  Propaganda
Any form of adversary communication, especially of a biased or misleading nature, designed to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, or behavior of any group in order to benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly.


Translation of 'Propaganda' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the activity of spreading particular ideas, opinions etc according to an organized plan, eg by a government; the ideas etc spread in this way
political propaganda.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: propaganda Arabic flag Arabic: دِعايَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пропаганда
Brazilian flag Brazilian: propaganda Czech flag Czech: propaganda German flag German: die Propaganda
Danish flag Danish: propaganda Greek flag Greek: προπαγάνδα Spanish flag Spanish: propaganda
Estonian flag Estonian: kihutustöö Farsi flag Farsi: تبلیغ Finnish flag Finnish: propaganda
French flag French: propagande Hebrew flag Hebrew: תַעֲמוּלָה Hindi flag Hindi: अधिप्रचार
Hungarian flag Hungarian: propaganda Indonesian flag Indonesian: propaganda Icelandic flag Icelandic: áróður
Italian flag Italian: propaganda Japanese flag Japanese: 宣伝 Korean flag Korean: 선전활동
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: propaganda Latvian flag Latvian: propaganda Malay flag Malay: propaganda
Dutch flag Dutch: propaganda Norwegian flag Norwegian: propaganda Polish flag Polish: propaganda
Persian flag Persian: تبلیغ Pashto flag Pashto: خپرول،پروپاګند،اوازه Portuguese flag Portuguese: propaganda
Romanian flag Romanian: propagandă Russian flag Russian: пропаганда Slovak flag Slovak: propaganda
Slovenian flag Slovenian: propaganda Serbian flag Serbian: propaganda Swedish flag Swedish: propaganda
Thai flag Thai: การโฆษณาชวนเชื่อ Turkish flag Turkish: propaganda Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 宣傳
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: пропаганда Urdu flag Urdu: پروپيگنڈا، اشاعت Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự tuyên truyền
Chinese flag Chinese: 宣传

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