propaganda

noun

/ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/

/ˌprɑːpəˈɡændə/

[uncountable] (usually disapproving)

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ideas or statements that may be false or present only one side of an argument that are used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc.
- enemy propaganda
- a propaganda campaign
Extra Examples
- He has been listening to his own propaganda for so long that he is in danger of believing it.
- Soviet propaganda against Fascism
- The Olympics were of great propaganda value to the regime.
- The film was made in 1938 for propaganda purposes.
- The papers were full of political propaganda about nationalization.
- The pirate radio station broadcast anti-government propaganda.
- the lies that were spewed out by the regime's propaganda machine
- This document is pure party propaganda.
Topics Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- government
- official
- party
- …
verb + propaganda
- broadcast
- counter
- spread
- …
propaganda + noun
- battle
- campaign
- effort
- …
phrases
- somebody’s own propaganda
preposition
- propaganda about
- propaganda against
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Word OriginItalian, from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide ‘congregation for propagation of the faith’, which was a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions (founded in 1622). The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.

单词	propaganda
释义	propaganda noun /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/ /ˌprɑːpəˈɡændə/ [uncountable] (usually disapproving) jump to other results ideas or statements that may be false or present only one side of an argument that are used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc. enemy propaganda a propaganda campaign Extra Examples He has been listening to his own propaganda for so long that he is in danger of believing it. Soviet propaganda against Fascism The Olympics were of great propaganda value to the regime. The film was made in 1938 for propaganda purposes. The papers were full of political propaganda about nationalization. The pirate radio station broadcast anti-government propaganda. the lies that were spewed out by the regime's propaganda machine This document is pure party propaganda. Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective government official party … verb + propaganda broadcast counter spread … propaganda + noun battle campaign effort … phrases somebody’s own propaganda preposition propaganda about propaganda against See full entry Word OriginItalian, from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide ‘congregation for propagation of the faith’, which was a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions (founded in 1622). The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.
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