propaganda

Meaning

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.

Concepts

propaganda

publicity

agitation

advertisement

advertising

agitprop

campaign

propagandist

advertise

ballyhoo

agitational

drive

public relations

information

teaching

promulgation

disinformation

indoctrination

propagandistic

appeal

guidance

promotional activities

promote

publicize

sales promotion

product line

promotion

propoganda

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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