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Definitions for propaganda
ˌprɒp əˈgæn dəpro·pa·gan·da

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. propagandanoun

    information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

Wiktionary

  1. propagandanoun

    A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.

  2. Etymology: From propaganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide, "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of propago (see English propagation). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

Wikipedia

  1. Propaganda

    Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence an audience and further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts in order to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language in order to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is being presented. Propaganda is often associated with material which is prepared by governments, but activist groups, companies, religious organizations, the media, and individuals also produce propaganda. In the 20th century, the term propaganda was often associated with a manipulative approach, but historically, propaganda has been a neutral descriptive term.A wide range of materials and media are used for conveying propaganda messages, which changed as new technologies were invented, including paintings, cartoons, posters, pamphlets, films, radio shows, TV shows, and websites. More recently, the digital age has given rise to new ways of disseminating propaganda, for example, bots and algorithms are currently being used to create computational propaganda and fake or biased news and spread it on social media.

ChatGPT

  1. propaganda

    Propaganda is a method or approach used to spread or disseminate information, ideas, or rumors deliberately in order to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. This is often biased or misleading in nature, aimed at influencing audiences' sentiments and perceptions to a particular cause or position.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Propagandanoun

    a congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions

  2. Propagandanoun

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

  3. Propagandanoun

    hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles

  4. Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. L. de propaganda fide: cf. F. propagande. See Propagate.]

Wikidata

  1. Propaganda

    Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed towards influencing the attitude of the community toward some cause or position by presenting only one side of an argument. Propaganda is usually repeated and dispersed over a wide variety of media in order to create the chosen result in audience attitudes. As opposed to impartially providing information, propaganda, in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to influence an audience. Propaganda often presents facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis, or uses loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. The desired result is a change of the attitude toward the subject in the target audience to further a political, religious or commercial agenda. Propaganda can be used as a form of ideological or commercial warfare. While the term propaganda has acquired a strongly negative connotation by association with its most manipulative and jingoistic examples, propaganda in its original sense was neutral, and could refer to uses that were generally benign or innocuous, such as public health recommendations, signs encouraging citizens to participate in a census or election, or messages encouraging persons to report crimes to law enforcement, among others.

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.

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.

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.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'propaganda' in Nouns Frequency: #2771

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of propaganda in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of propaganda in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of propaganda in a Sentence

  1. George Papadopoulos:

    What we’re witnessing was a masterclass in deception, propaganda and trade craft.

  2. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova:

    We don't think it's possible to talk about any kind of statistics of support or non-support for the president when people lack information, Putin's ratings are directly dependent on the content of the television programs. If you look at the level of propaganda ... it has increased a lot since the start of the Ukrainian revolution.

  3. Hakeem Jeffries:

    President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine been brave and courageous, and they are engaged in leading the struggle between democracy and autocracy, between freedom and tyranny, between truth and propaganda.

  4. John Schilling:

    If they want a weapon, they will have to stand down for a year or so to figure out what went right and what went wrong, then come back with another test program at a more realistic pace, if all they want is a propaganda win, they'll probably claim this as a complete success and go home before they have any more embarrassing failures.

  5. David Whitley:

    It’s pure political propaganda, it’s educational indoctrination, and it’s an abdication of your responsibility as leaders and educators in our public schools, there’s no specifics on the Biden side.

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