propaganda (noun)

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• propaganda — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ government, official, party, state ▪ corporate, political, religious ▪ Communist, Conservative …   Collocations dictionary

• propaganda — ► NOUN ▪ information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. ORIGIN originally denoting a committee of Roman Catholic cardinals responsible for foreign missions: from Latin congregatio de… …   English terms dictionary

• propaganda — noun (U) false or partly false information used by a government or political party to make people agree with them: pure Fascist propaganda | a propaganda film | propaganda campaign (=an organised plan to spread propaganda) propagandize also ise… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• propaganda — UK US /ˌprɒpəˈgændə/ noun [U] DISAPPROVING ► information, ideas, opinions, or images that give one part of an argument, which are broadcast, published, etc. in order to influence people s opinions: a propaganda campaign/tool/exercise »The report… …   Financial and business terms

• propaganda — meaning ‘an organized programme of information in support of a cause or political policy’, is not (despite its appearance) plural in origin but a singular noun taken from the modern Latin title Congregatio de propaganda fide ‘congregation for… …   Modern English usage

• propaganda machine — noun 1. All the means employed in the process of spreading propaganda 2. The process itself • • • Main Entry: ↑propaganda …   Useful english dictionary

• propaganda — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Congregatio de propaganda fide Congregation for propagating the faith, organization established by Pope Gregory XV died 1623 Date: 1718 1. capitalized a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• propaganda — noun 1》 information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.     ↘the dissemination of such information. 2》 (Propaganda) a committee of Roman Catholic cardinals responsible for foreign… …   English new terms dictionary

• propaganda — noun /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə,ˌpɹɒp.ə.ˈɡæn.də,ˌpɹɑp.ə.ˈɡæn.də/ A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people. By clever and persevering use of propaganda even heaven can be represented as hell to the… …   Wiktionary

• propaganda — I noun arriere pensee, brainwashing, conditioning, conversion, distortion, false teaching, implantation, inculcation, indoctrination, initiation, inoculation, misinstruction, misleading, persuasion, preaching, promotion, teaching II index… …   Law dictionary

• propaganda — noun a so called documentary that was really socialist propaganda Syn: information, promotion, advertising, publicity, spin; disinformation, counter information; historical agitprop; informal info, hype, plugging; puff piece; the big lie …   Thesaurus of popular words