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I don't feel that as an artist my job is to offer PR propaganda, whether for the good or for the bad.
Ayad Akhtar

Meaning of "propaganda" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROPAGANDA

From Italian, use of propāgandā in the New Latin title Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPAGANDA

propaganda  [ˌprɒpəˈɡændə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPAGANDA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Propaganda 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 PROPAGANDA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

propaganda

Propaganda

Propaganda is a form of communication aimed towards influencing the attitude of a population toward some cause or position. Propaganda is information that is not impartial and used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis, or using loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. 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.

Definition of propaganda in the English dictionary

The definition of propaganda in the dictionary is the organized dissemination of information, allegations, etc, to assist or damage the cause of a government, movement, etc. Other definition of propaganda is such information, allegations, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPAGANDA


Ananda
əˈnændə
Baganda
bəˈɡændə
Banda
ˈbændə
bergander
bəˈɡændə
Buganda
bʊˈɡændə
Ganda
ˈɡændə
gander
ˈɡændə
lander
ˈlændə
Luanda
lʊˈændə
Luganda
luːˈɡændə
Michigander
ˌmɪʃɪˈɡændə
Miranda
mɪˈrændə
outlander
ˈaʊtˌlændə
panda
ˈpændə
Ruanda
rʊˈændə
Rwanda
rʊˈændə
sander
ˈsændə
Uganda
juːˈɡændə
vanda
ˈvændə
veranda
vəˈrændə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPAGANDA

propaedeutical
propagability
propagable
propagableness
propaganda machine
propagandise
propagandiser
propagandism
propagandist
propagandistic
propagandize
propagandizer
propagate
propagation
propagational
propagative
propagator
propage
propagule
propagulum

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPAGANDA

Aranda
black propaganda
giant panda
grey propaganda
jacaranda
Karaganda
khanda
lesser panda
Loanda
Maracanda
memoranda
Vivekananda
wakanda
white propaganda

Synonyms and antonyms of propaganda in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROPAGANDA»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «propaganda» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of propaganda

Translation of «propaganda» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPAGANDA

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

Translator English - Chinese

宣传
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

propaganda
570 millions of speakers

English

propaganda
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دِعَايَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пропаганда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

propaganda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচারণার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

propagande
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Propaganda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Propaganda
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロパガンダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Propaganda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tuyên truyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரச்சார
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

propaganda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

propaganda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

propaganda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пропаганда
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

propagandă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προπαγάνδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

propaganda
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

propaganda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

propaganda
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of propaganda

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPAGANDA»

The term «propaganda» is very widely used and occupies the 10.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of propaganda
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «propaganda».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPAGANDA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «propaganda» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «propaganda» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROPAGANDA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word propaganda.
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Ayad Akhtar
I don't feel that as an artist my job is to offer PR propaganda, whether for the good or for the bad.
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Randy Alcorn
Fiction has subversive potential. People let it into their minds, like the Trojan Horse. They don't know what's inside. You hook them with the story, and God can work below the level of their consciousness. Fiction can be propaganda for evil or convey a theme that impacts people for good.
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Hannah Arendt
Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.
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Fredrik Bajer
Nevertheless, this type of propaganda has a special value, for it serves to convince those who sign the appeal, of the necessity for carrying on propaganda; so a corps of propagandists, if I may use the term, is thus trained.
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Fatou Bensouda
What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.
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John Berger
Propaganda requires a permanent network of communication so that it can systematically stifle reflection with emotive or utopian slogans. Its pace is usually fast.
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John Berger
Propaganda invariably serves the long-term interests of some elite.
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Mark Boal
I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies.
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Heywood Broun
The most casual examination will reveal the fact that all the jokes about the horrible results of masculine cooking and sewing are written by men. It is all part of a great scheme of sex propaganda.
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Robert Capa
The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPAGANDA»

Discover the use of propaganda in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to propaganda and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Propaganda
With politics taking centre stage due to the US presidential election, the time is perfect for a reprint of this classic work from Edward Bernays, the father of public relations and political spin and the man who designed the ad campaign ...
‎1928
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Propaganda
To read this book today is to frightfully comprehend what our contemporary institutions of government and business have become in regards to organized manipulation of the masses.
Edward L Bernays, 2010
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Propaganda
1928. A selection of articles written by Bernays who is regarded by many as the father of public relations.
Edward L. Bernays, 1928
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Emergency Propaganda: The Winning of Malayan Hearts and ...
Sheds new light on the hitherto neglected years of the Emergency (1955-58) demonstrating how it was British propaganda which decisively ended the shooting war in December 1958.
Kumar Ramakrishna, 2002
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Propaganda and Democracy: The American Experience of Media ...
A study of propaganda in relation to twentieth-century democracy.
J. Michael Sproule, 1997
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Politics and Propaganda: Weapons of Mass Seduction
Beginning by defining what exactly propaganda is, this text explores the concept and how it came into existence.
Nicholas J. O'Shaughnessy, 2004
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The Idea of Propaganda: A Reconstruction
Considers the meaning of propaganda from a historical and philosophical viewpoint, offering a sustained theoretical approach to the concept.
Stanley B. Cunningham, 2002
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The Birth of the Propaganda State: Soviet Methods of Mass ...
Kenez focuses on the experiences of the Russian people. The book is both a major contribution to our understanding of the genius of the Soviet state, and of the nature of propaganda in the twentieth-century.
Peter Kenez, 1985
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Propaganda and the Public Mind: Conversations with Noam Chomsky
Chomsky offers hope for the future and shows how ordinary citizens, if they work together, have the power to make meaningful change.This collection draws on interviews with Chomsky that have never before been published.
David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky, 2001
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Propaganda & Persuasion
New examples to this edition include the global war against terrorism, the 2008 election, and the question of ideological propaganda in a polarized mass media system * Encourages a systematic approach to analyzing propaganda: An in-depth ...
Garth S. Jowett, Victoria O'Donnell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPAGANDA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term propaganda is used in the context of the following news items.
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Isil's propaganda machine has to be destroyed
You only have to look at Isil's intelligent use of propaganda to see what happens when your adversary is crippled by silence, dithering and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Argentina Broadcasts English Language Propaganda To Falkland …
For the past two years, Argentina's state broadcaster has been trying to broadcast English-language propaganda to the residents of the ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
Listen: NBA players on anti-BDS propaganda tour to Israel
In an interview with The Electronic Intifada today, Zirin said that the point of the basketball players' tour “is very explicit” – to fight the boycott, ... «The Electronic Intifada, Jul 15»
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Jon Stewart is deeply underwhelmed by America's anti-ISIS …
Jon Stewart is deeply underwhelmed by America's anti-ISIS propaganda strategy. 4:36 a.m. ET. Jon Stewart has just eight Daily Shows left, and he has ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
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Halya Coynash: Up to 10-year sentences proposed for 'anti-Russian …
Russia's legislators are reportedly preparing draft laws that envisage up to 10-year terms of imprisonment for "anti-Russian propaganda". «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
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Debunking Pro-Israel Propaganda
No matter what spin the media or political figures attempt to place on the situation, the fact is that Israel is actively engaging in an ethnic ... «Mintpress News, Jul 15»
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North Korea orders house-to-house searches to confiscate banned …
The Korean Workers' Party Propaganda and Agitation Department has ... “The local propaganda departments are getting inminban [people's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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US Propaganda on Crimea Misleading, But 'Understandably' So …
According to French senator Yves Pozzo di Borgo, who visited Crimea together with a group of ten French legislators, US propaganda over ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
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Musical Propaganda and the Implications of Government Involvement
What it does involve is a very interesting form of musical propaganda. As the relationship between Russia and the West remains somewhat ... «NoisePorn, Jul 15»
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Breaking the Silence -- And Filling It with Propaganda
Capital Fringe Festival, a Washington, D.C. arts and entertainment presentation, prides itself on being “able to connect exploratory artists and ... «Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, Jul 15»

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