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propaganda

pro·pa·ganda

UK/ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/ US/ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də/ fairly common

noun

1.

information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • black propaganda
  • propaganda by the deed
  • propaganda laundering
  • propaganda of the deed
  • white propaganda

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