propaganda

• propagand (archaic)

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”). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: prŏp-ə-gănʹ-də, IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/
  • IPA^(key): [ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də], [ˌpɹɔp.əˈɡan.də]
• (General American, Canada) enPR: prŏ-pə-gănʹ-də IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɑpəˈɡændə/, [ˌpɹɑ.pəˈɡɛə̯n.də]

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• Rhymes: -ændə

propaganda (usually uncountable, plural propagandas)

1. (as a neutral word dated) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.

   Despite being biased and often untrue, propaganda material can be useful in OSINT analysis.

   1. (religion, historical) The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.
2. (derogatory) Such communication specifically when it is biased, misleading, and/or provoking mainly emotional responses.
   • 2002, Noam Chomsky, “Selections”, in Media Control‎^[1]:

     They established a government propaganda commission, called the Creel Commission, which succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population which wanted to destroy everything German, tear the Germans limb from limb, go to war and save the world.

• propagandum

• propaganda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Propaganda in the Encyclopædia Britannica (12th edition, 1922)

propaganda f (plural propagandes)

1. propaganda

• propagar

• “propaganda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• IPA^(key): [ˈpropaɡanda]

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propaganda f

1. propaganda

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

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• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda f (plural propaganda's, diminutive propagandaatje n)

1. propaganda

• propageren

Internationalism (see English propaganda), ultimately from New Latin propāganda.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpropɑɡɑndɑ/, [ˈpro̞pɑ̝ˌɡɑ̝ndɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑndɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pro‧pa‧gan‧da
• Hyphenation^(key): pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda

1. propaganda

   Maitopropagandatoimisto ― Milk Propaganda Office / Dairy Propaganda Office

• “propaganda”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

From German Propaganda, from Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide, "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions. ^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈpropɒɡɒndɒ]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

propaganda (plural propagandák)

1. propaganda

• propagandaanyag

• propaganda in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

From Dutch propaganda, from New Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide.

• IPA^(key): [pro.paˈɡan.da]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda (plural propaganda-propaganda)

1. propaganda

   Synonyms: daayah, penerangan

2. (colloquial) advertisement

   Synonyms: iklan, reklame

• “propaganda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /pro.paˈɡan.da/
• Rhymes: -anda
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gàn‧da

propaganda f (plural propagande)

1. propaganda

• propagandare
• propagandista
• propagandistico

propaganda

1. inflection of propagandare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• propaganda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

propaganda f (plural propagandes)

1. propaganda

prōpāganda

1. inflection of prōpāgandus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

prōpāgandā

1. ablative feminine singular of prōpāgandus

From New Latin propaganda; see etymology for the English entry.

propaganda m (definite singular propagandaen, uncountable)

1. propaganda

• propagandere
• propagandist
• propagandistisk

• krigspropaganda
• løgnpropaganda
• propagandaminister
• propagandakrig

• propagere

• “propaganda” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “propaganda” in The Ordnett Dictionary

From New Latin propaganda.

propaganda m (definite singular propagandaen, uncountable)

1. propaganda

• propagandakrig

• “propaganda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from French propagande, from New Latin propāganda.

• IPA^(key): /prɔ.paˈɡan.da/

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• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda f

1. propaganda

• propaganda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• propaganda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Ecclesiastical Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide, "congregation for propagating the faith".

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda f (plural propagandas)

1. propaganda
2. advertisement, commercial

• IPA^(key): /propǎɡaːnda/
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propàgānda f (Cyrillic spelling пропа̀га̄нда)

1. propaganda

• propagandističkija
• propagandist
• propagandistica

• “propaganda”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Borrowed from New Latin propāganda.

• IPA^(key): /pɾopaˈɡanda/ [pɾo.paˈɣ̞ãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda f (plural propagandas)

1. propaganda
2. advertisement

   Synonyms: publicidad, reclame

• “propaganda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from English propaganda.

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propaganda class IX (plural propaganda class X)

1. propaganda

propaganda c (usually uncountable)

1. propaganda

• propaganda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from Spanish 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”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾopaˈɡanda/ [pɾo.pɐˈɣan̪.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜄᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. propaganda

• “propaganda”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “propaganda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 478

From Ottoman Turkish پروپاغاندا (propaganda), New Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide.

propaganda (definite accusative propagandayı, plural propagandalar)

1. propaganda

• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

propaganda (definite accusative propagandany, plural propagandalar)

1. propaganda

• “propaganda” in Enedilim.com

Borrowed from Russian пропага́нда (propagánda), from New Latin propāganda.

propaganda (plural propagandalar)

1. propaganda

• propagandist