propaganda

US /[ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də]/ UK /ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #8783

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Information, often biased or misleading, spread to promote a cause or point of view.

The government used propaganda to win public support for the war.

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Forms propagandism

Derived forms agitpropantipropagandacopagandacounterpropagandacyberpropagandahomopropagandainfogandamicropropagandanonpropagandaphotogandapropagandpropaganded

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- Latin prōpāgō Latin prōpāgandus New Latin prōpāgandader. English propaganda From New Latin prōpāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Prōpāgandā Fidē (“a committee of cardinals established in 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions”, literally “congregation for propagating the faith”), and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin prōpāgō (“propagate”)…

prōpāganda la-new prōpāgō Latin

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# propaganda

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** [ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də]
**IPA (UK):** ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə
**Frequency rank:** 8783

## Meanings
1. Information, often biased or misleading, spread to promote a cause or point of view.

## Examples
- The government used propaganda to win public support for the war.

## Derived Forms
- agitprop
- antipropaganda
- copaganda
- counterpropaganda
- cyberpropaganda
- homopropaganda
- infoganda
- micropropaganda
- nonpropaganda
- photoganda
- propagand
- propaganded

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prōpāganda
- Root: prōpāgō

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- Latin prōpāgō Latin prōpāgandus New Latin prōpāgandader. English propaganda From New Latin prōpāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Prōpāgandā Fidē (“a committee of cardinals established in 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions”, literally “congregation for propagating the faith”), and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin prōpāgō (“propagate”)…

## AI Etymology
Propaganda comes from New Latin prōpāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Prōpāgandā Fidē (“a committee of cardinals established in 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions”, literally “congregation for propagating the faith”), and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin prōpāgō (“propagate”). The historical chain includes prōpāganda (New Latin) and prōpāgō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as agitprop, antipropaganda, copaganda, and counterpropaganda. In present use it covers information, often biased or misleading, spread to promote a cause or point of view.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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