propaganda

Significat

1. Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.
2. Such communication specifically when it is biased, misinformative, and/or provoking mainly emotional responses.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/

Etimologia

From New Latin prōpāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Prōpāgandā Fidē, "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established in 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin prōpāgō (“propagate”). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

Sents

Additionally , minstrels were known for their involvement in political commentary and engaged in propaganda .