propaganda

 
Pronunciation: /prɒpəˈgandə/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view: he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda
  • the dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy: the party’s leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary
  • 2 (Propaganda) a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions, founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.

Origin:

Italian, from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide 'congregation for propagation of the faith' (see propaganda (sense 2)). propaganda (sense 1) dates from the early 20th century

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