propaganda

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From Modern Latin propaganda, short for Congregatio de Propaganda Fide "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, prop. ablative female gerundive of Latin propagare (see propagation). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

[edit] Noun

Singular
propaganda

Plural
uncountable

propaganda (uncountable)

  1. A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.

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propaganda f.

  1. propaganda

[edit] Dutch

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propaganda f.

  1. propaganda.

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(index pr)

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  • IPA: /ˈpropɑgɑndɑ/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

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propaganda

  1. propaganda

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propaganda f. (plural propagande)

  1. propaganda

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propaganda

  1. Third-person singular present tense of propagandare.
  2. Second-person singular imperative of propagandare.

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From Modern Latin; see etymology for the English entry

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propaganda m. (definite singular propagandaen; uncountable)

  1. propaganda

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  • propaganda” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.
  • propaganda” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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propaganda

  1. propaganda.

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propaganda f.

  1. propaganda.
  2. advertisement, commercial.

[edit] Spanish

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propaganda f. (plural propagandas)

Singular
propaganda f.

Plural
propagandas f.

  1. propaganda.
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