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propaganda en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɹɑpəˈɡændə/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˌpɹɔp.əˈɡan.də]
• prŏ-pə-gănʹ-də (Canada, General-American)
• [ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də]
• (California) audio
• prŏp-ə-gănʹ-də (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌpɹɑ.pəˈɡɛə̯n.də] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō̆- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- Latin prōpāgō Latin prōpāgandus New Latin prōpāgandader. English propaganda From New Latin prōpāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Prōpāgandā Fidē (“a committee of cardinals established in 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions”, literally “congregation for propagating the faith”), and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin prōpāgō (“propagate”). Once the word had been detached from the phrase from which it originated, it could be reinterpreted as a neuter plural gerundive, meaning "things to be propagated"; compare agenda. Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

Meanings

1. (as a neutral word dated, uncountable, usually) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.
   • Despite being biased and often untrue, propaganda material can be useful in OSINT analysis.
   • Near-synonym: public diplomacy (sometimes asserted to be synonymous)
   • Meanwhile, with something like twenty-five million new mouths bawling for food every year, the supply problem became steadily worse, and after years of ineffective propaganda a couple of atrocious harvests had at last made the people aware of its urgency. 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 28:
2. (form-of, plural) plural of propagandum
   form of propagandum
3. (as a neutral word dated, historical, uncountable, usually) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda. ▸ The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.
4. (derogatory, uncountable, usually) Such communication specifically when it is biased, misleading, or provoking mainly emotional responses.
   • They established a government propaganda commission, called the Creel Commission, which succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population which wanted to destroy everything German, tear the Germans limb from limb, go to war and save the world. 2002, Noam Chomsky, “Selections”, in Media Control:
   • In this metropolis that had a prewar population of almost a million, but where the city center now feels like an Orwellian ghost town of propaganda posters and armed patrols, perhaps no one feels more alone than those who still harbor pro-Ukrainian sentiments. 2014 September 25, Anthony Faiola, “An Orwellian nightmare for pro-Ukrainians in rebel-held east”, in The Washington Post, Nash Holdings, LLC, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2016, retrieved 25 Sep 2014:

Forms

Deriveds

propaganda by the deed · propaganda of the deed · propaganda laundering · propagandism · propagandistic · propaganda-palooza · propaganding · propagandous · propagand · micropropaganda · homopropaganda · nonpropaganda · slopaganda · propagandist · infoganda · antipropaganda · cyberpropaganda · propagandee · propagandic · agitprop · black propaganda · propagandize · propaganded · white propaganda · copaganda · counterpropaganda · photoganda

Synonyms

public diplomacy · public diplomacy

Translations (117)

fr propagande (concerted set of messages) · kk үгіт-насихат (concerted set of messages) · hy պրոպագանդա (concerted set of messages) · ml പ്രചാരണം (concerted set of messages) · hi प्रचार (concerted set of messages) · ur پْروپیگَنْڈا (concerted set of messages) · is áróður (concerted set of messages) · yue 政治宣傳 /政治宣传 (concerted set of messages) · be агіта́цыя (concerted set of messages) · hy քարոզչություն (concerted set of messages) · bg пропага́нда (concerted set of messages) · mi pārongo whakanewha (information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.) · ro propagandă (concerted set of messages) · el προπαγάνδα (concerted set of messages) · nl propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ug تەشۋىقات (concerted set of messages) · ka პროპაგანდა (concerted set of messages) · sh propàgānda (concerted set of messages) · ky үгүт (concerted set of messages) · fa-ira پُروپاگانْد (concerted set of messages) · kix yāng-ō (information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.) · ps تبليغات (concerted set of messages) · nb propaganda (concerted set of messages) · da propaganda (concerted set of messages) · cmn 宣傳 /宣传 (concerted set of messages) · hi अधिप्रचार (concerted set of messages) · pl propaganda (concerted set of messages) · hu propaganda (concerted set of messages) · es propaganda (concerted set of messages) · eo propagando (concerted set of messages) · sq propagandë (information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.) · et propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ur تَشْہِیر (concerted set of messages) · ur پَرْچَار (concerted set of messages) · tk propaganda (concerted set of messages) · tr propaganda (concerted set of messages) · hi दुष्प्रचार (concerted set of messages) · ta பரப்புரை (concerted set of messages) · uz propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ja 宣伝 (concerted set of messages) · ar دِعَايَة (concerted set of messages) · sk propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ps تبليغ (concerted set of messages) · lo ໂຄສະນາຊວນເຊື່ອ (concerted set of messages) · az təbliğat (concerted set of messages) · ja プロパガンダ (concerted set of messages) · pa ਪ੍ਰਾਪੇਗੰਡਾ (concerted set of messages) · acw بروبَقانْدا (concerted set of messages) · sh пропа̀га̄нда (concerted set of messages) · be прапага́нда (concerted set of messages) · gl propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ms propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ur تَبْلِیغ (concerted set of messages) · km ការឃោសនា (concerted set of messages) · ru агита́ция (concerted set of messages) · ky пропаганда (concerted set of messages) · ps پروپاګند (concerted set of messages) · mk пропага́нда (concerted set of messages) · uz targʻibot (concerted set of messages) · uz tabligʻot (concerted set of messages) · kmr propagende (concerted set of messages) · nn propaganda (concerted set of messages) · rue пропаґа́нда (concerted set of messages) · tg тарғибот (concerted set of messages) · uk пропага́нда (concerted set of messages) · th โฆษณาชวนเชื่อ (concerted set of messages) · ky үгүттөө (concerted set of messages) · tt пропаганда (concerted set of messages) · ar بْرُوبَاغَنْدَا (concerted set of messages) · my ဝါဒဖြန့်ခြင်း (concerted set of messages) · mi pārongo whakariroi (information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.) · tl propaganda (concerted set of messages) · hi मतप्रचार (concerted set of messages) · ca propaganda (concerted set of messages) · sq propagandë (concerted set of messages) · ko 선전 (concerted set of messages) · kk насихат (concerted set of messages) · it propaganda (concerted set of messages) · tg таблиғот (concerted set of messages) · ckb پڕۆپەگاندە (concerted set of messages) · ba пропаганда (concerted set of messages) · lv propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ru пропага́нда (concerted set of messages) · tl paniniwalat (concerted set of messages) · kmr propaganda (concerted set of messages) · kmr bangeşe (concerted set of messages) · bn প্রচার (concerted set of messages) · fa-ira تَبْلیغات (concerted set of messages) · mn ухуулга (concerted set of messages) · he תַּעֲמוּלָה (concerted set of messages) · mn суртал нэвтрүүлэг (concerted set of messages) · vi tuyên truyền (concerted set of messages) · lt propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ar دَعَاوَة (concerted set of messages) · cs propaganda (concerted set of messages) · id propaganda (concerted set of messages) · fi propaganda (concerted set of messages) · fa-ira تَبْلیغ (concerted set of messages) · pdt Woawunk (concerted set of messages) · yue 宣傳 /宣传 (concerted set of messages) · ga bolscaireacht (concerted set of messages) · az propaqanda (concerted set of messages) · sv propaganda (concerted set of messages) · ko 프로파간다 (concerted set of messages) · uk агіта́ція (concerted set of messages) · kix yângnyùngēm (information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.) · yi פּראָפּאַגאַנדע (concerted set of messages) · az təşviqat (concerted set of messages) · tg пропаганда (concerted set of messages) · arz بروباجاندا (concerted set of messages) · sl propaganda (concerted set of messages) · pt propaganda (concerted set of messages) · nrf propagande (concerted set of messages) · bo འཁྲབ་སྒྲགས (concerted set of messages) · cmn 政治宣傳 /政治宣传 (concerted set of messages) · bg агита́ция (concerted set of messages) · de Propaganda (concerted set of messages)