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If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international goodwill is plenty noble. But the modern Olympics are at best a vehicle for agitprop; at worst, a scandal magnet.
John Ridley

Meaning of "agitprop" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AGITPROP

Short for Russian Agitpropbyuro, from agit( atsiya) agitation + prop( aganda) propaganda.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AGITPROP

agitprop  [ˈædʒɪtˌprɒp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGITPROP

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Agitprop is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGITPROP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

agitprop

Agitprop

Agitprop is stage plays, pamphlets, motion pictures and other art forms with an explicitly political message. The term agitprop originated in the Russian SFSR, as a shortened form of отдел агитации и пропаганды, i.e., Department for Agitation and Propaganda, which was part of the Central and regional committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The department was later renamed Ideological Department. In the case of agitprop, the ideas to be disseminated were those of communism, including explanations of the policy of the Communist Party and the Soviet state. In other contexts, propaganda could mean dissemination of any kind of beneficial knowledge, e.g., of new methods in agriculture. Agitation meant urging people to do what Soviet leaders expected them to do; again, at various levels. In other words, propaganda was supposed to act on the mind, while agitation acted on emotions, although both usually went together, thus giving rise to the cliché "propaganda and agitation".

Definition of agitprop in the English dictionary

The definition of agitprop in the dictionary is a bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in charge of agitation and propaganda on behalf of Communism. Other definition of agitprop is any promotion, as in the arts, of political propaganda, esp of a Communist nature.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGITPROP


airdrop
ˈɛəˌdrɒp
backdrop
ˈbækˌdrɒp
contraprop
ˌkɒntrəˈprɒp
crop
krɒp
drop
drɒp
eardrop
ˈɪəˌdrɒp
malaprop
ˈmæləprɒp
name-drop
ˈneɪmˌdrɒp
outcrop
ˈaʊtˌkrɒp
prop
prɒp
raindrop
ˈreɪndrɒp
snowdrop
ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp
stonecrop
ˈstəʊnˌkrɒp
strop
strɒp
teardrop
ˈtɪədrɒp
turboprop
ˌtɜːbəʊˈprɒp
underprop
ˌʌndəˈprɒp
unprop
ʌnˈprɒp
upprop
ʌpˈprɒp
Winthrop
ˈwɪnˌθrɒp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGITPROP

agiotage
agism
agist
agister
agistment
agistor
agita
agitable
agitate
agitated
agitated depression
agitated melancholia
agitatedly
agitation
agitational
agitative
agitato
agitator
agitpop

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGITPROP

acid drop
Bottrop
caltrop
cash crop
chocolate drop
clothes prop
cough drop
cover crop
de trop
dewdrop
drag and drop
eavesdrop
energy crop
food crop
lemon drop
mail drop
pit prop
Ribbentrop
root crop
water caltrop

Synonyms and antonyms of agitprop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «agitprop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGITPROP

Find out the translation of agitprop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of agitprop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «agitprop» in English.

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宣传鼓动
1,325 millions of speakers

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agitprop
570 millions of speakers

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agitprop
510 millions of speakers

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agitprop
380 millions of speakers
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agitprop
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

агитпроп
278 millions of speakers

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agitprop
270 millions of speakers

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agitprop
260 millions of speakers

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agit-prop
220 millions of speakers

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Agitprop
190 millions of speakers

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Agitprop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アジプロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

agitprop
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agitprop
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

agitprop
80 millions of speakers

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agitprop
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एजिटप्रॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

propaganda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agitprop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

agitprop
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

агітпроп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de propagandă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

agitprop
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agitprop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

agitprop
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

agitprop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of agitprop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGITPROP»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGITPROP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about agitprop

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QUOTES WITH «AGITPROP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word agitprop.
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John Ridley
If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international goodwill is plenty noble. But the modern Olympics are at best a vehicle for agitprop; at worst, a scandal magnet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGITPROP»

Discover the use of agitprop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to agitprop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Agitprop: The Life of an American Working-Class Radical: The ...
Born to a Massachusetts working class socialist family, Dennett is an idealist who sought to unify theoretical principle, policy, and practice in his daily life.
Eugene V. Dennett, 1990
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Proletarian Performance in Weimar Berlin: Agitprop, Chorus, ...
New study of the revolutionary theatre of the Weimar republic, examining its interplay with socialist and communist politics.
Richard Bodek, 1997
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Erwin Piscator's Political Theatre: The Development of ...
2 The Agitprop Theatre: Politics The determining factors in proletarian drama Agitprop - short for ' Agitation and Propaganda ' - was theatre at its most primitive. There was nothing dramatic about this when it first began in the U.S.S.R. after the  ...
C. D. Innes, 1972
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Insurgent Images: The Agitprop Murals of Mike Alewitz
Altogether, this collection presents an inspiring artistic reading of our epoch.
Paul Buhle, Mike Alewitz, 2002
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Progressive Heritage: The Evolution of a Politically Radical ...
This is true of all serious drama, but agitprop is more dependent than most stage plays on vivification of the written text. In agitprop drama, furthermore, the emphasis is usually on collective and emblematic representations of human character ...
James Doyle, 2002
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Closer to the Masses: Stalinist Culture, Social Revolution, ...
Worried TASS employees forwarded this report to the Central Committee Agitprop Department, which halted publication.44 Luganskaia pravda and The Star had violated the top-down direction of self-criticism by directing their proposals ...
Matthew E. LENOE, Matthew E Lenoe, 2009
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The Split in Stalin's Secretariat, 1939-1948
The rapid German advance not only seriously threatened Zhdanov's position within the leadership but also produced major changes in the structure and ideological stance of the agitprop directorate. Stalin's first public pronouncement during ...
Jonathan Harris, 1955
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The Nonconformists: Culture, Politics, and Nationalism in a ...
In July 1945, the central committee of the KPJ formally established the Department for Agitation and Propaganda ("Agitprop"), which Djilas guided. 13 The main task at hand for Agitprop upon liberation of the country was as much to build a ...
Nick Miller, 2007
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Agit-prop to Theatre Workshop: Political Playscripts, 1930-50
However, it did represent a big step forward from the early agitprop and it translated into actual production many of the ideas and theatre concepts of the preceding years. It was therefore decided to include extracts from the script. Last Edition ...
Howard Goorney, Ewan MacColl, 1986
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The Logos Reader: Rational Radicalism and the Future of Politics
Agitprop, by any other name, is still agitprop. Even our heartiest approval of a refreshingly candid viewpoint within this dubious medium doesn't change that fact. But so what? In the trumped-up second Persian Gulf war, didn't the mainstream ...
Stephen Eric Bronner, Michael Thompson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGITPROP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term agitprop is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jimmy's Hall Wins You Over Honestly
This is agitprop, but it's a very gentle kind of agitprop, all aglow with generosity and detail. In that scene, we sense the younger priest's ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
2
Filmmaker wants Japan to remember the 'comfort women'
... journalistic fraud and in some cases outright lies), and now by fascist agitprop from South Korean Chon Dae Hyop and Chinas CCP. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
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'Slow West' speeds up to a funny, exciting frontier gunfight
Kenner, best known for the agitprop doc "Food, Inc.," follows the lead of the book in trying to raise awareness of how untrustworthy "experts" can ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Tucker Carlson Blames "Dishonest" Gay Marriage Advocates For …
The banner proclaimed "Gay Marriage Ruling Fallout," as Carlson delivered the agitprop. He claimed that he wasn't arguing against gay ... «NewsHounds, Jul 15»
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Dear White People is clever - but too shallow to match the complex …
The effect is half agitprop theatre, half Wes Anderson. Dear White People never exactly loosens up. Its writer-director, Justin Simien, has a ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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The Twelve-Pound Look at the Shaw Festival delights
Thanks to O'Connell's gleeful performance, the play – a favourite of the Actresses' Franchise League, a pre-WWI agitprop troupe dedicated to ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Why Ted Cruz thinks a US Embassy in Havana is 'a slap in the face …
That hardly satisfies Cruz, who is an ardent supporter of Israel and has conducted serious agitprop for the Jewish state in the past. He proposed ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Radio Habana: Flavor + Revolution Tucked Into a Closet
Conversations grow animated, fueled by the copious cups of sangria and vino; agitprop is contemplated, anarchy entertained… You will ... «Mission Local, Jul 15»
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The Definitive List of Google Search Easter Eggs
... of mass destruction and clicking "I'm Feeling Lucky" used to return a bit of agitprop; or searching Let It Snow used to give a holiday surprise). «PC Magazine, Jul 15»
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Leytonstone Festival Has Something For Everyone
The wide array on offer covers (literally) everything from celebrity sound-a-likes to agitprop entertainment, history talks to henna hand art, bingo, ... «Londonist, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Agitprop [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/agitprop>. Apr 2024 ».
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