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Princeton's WordNet

  1. samizdat, underground pressnoun

    a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature

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  1. underground press

    The underground press refers to independently published and distributed newspapers, magazines, or other publications that operate outside the established, mainstream media institutions. Often associated with counterculture, dissident, or resistance movements, the underground press may disseminate content that is politically radical, non-conformist, or taboo within accepted societal norms. These publications frequently challenge existing authority or criticize mainstream media, and are sometimes illegal, depending on the nature of their content and the laws of the jurisdiction in which they operate.

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  1. Underground press

    The underground press were the independently published and distributed underground papers associated with the counterculture of the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and other western nations. The term "underground press" is also used to refer to illegal publications under oppressive regimes, for example, the samizdat and bibuła in the Soviet Union and Poland respectively.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of underground press in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of underground press in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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