propaganda
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propaganda
- /ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/ UK
- [ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də]
- [ˌpɹɔp.əˈɡan.də]
- /ˌpɹɑpəˈɡændə/ Canada, US
- [ˌpɹɑ.pəˈɡɛə̯n.də] Canada, US
Rhymes with -ændə
Where it comes from
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.
noun propagandas · propagand
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Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.
Near-synonym: public diplomacy (sometimes asserted to be synonymous)
Similar: public diplomacy
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The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.
Similar: public diplomacy
- 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.
noun propagand
- plural of propagandum
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: propagandize, publicize, publicise, publicity, publicist, advertise, popularize, campaign, communication, promotional, advocacy, information, advertising, advertisement, advocate, literature
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noun concerted set of messages
| Español | propaganda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선전 seonjeon, 프로파간다 peuropaganda |
| 日本語 | 宣伝 senden, プロパガンダ puropaganda |
| 中文 | 宣傳 /宣传 xuānchuán, 政治宣傳 /政治宣传 zhèngzhì xuānchuán |
| हिन्दी | अधिप्रचार adhipracār, मतप्रचार matapracār, प्रचार pracār, दुष्प्रचार duṣpracār |
| Português | propaganda |
| Français | propagande |
| Deutsch | Propaganda |
| Italiano | propaganda |
| Ελληνικά | προπαγάνδα propagánda |
| Română | propagandă |
| Русский | пропага́нда propagánda, агита́ция agitácija |
| Tiếng Việt | tuyên truyền |
| العربية | دِعَايَة diʕāya, بْرُوبَاغَنْدَا brūbāḡandā, دَعَاوَة daʕāwa |
| עברית | תַּעֲמוּלָה ta'amulá |
Talk about this word "propaganda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/propaganda. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. propaganda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/propaganda "propaganda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/propaganda.Cite this
@misc{propaganda_2026,
title = {propaganda},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propaganda},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
