propaganda
noun
[ prɒpəˈɡandə ]
• information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
• "he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda"
Similar:
information,
promotion,
advertising,
advertisement,
publicity,
advocacy,
spin,
newspeak,
agitprop,
disinformation,
counter-information,
brainwashing,
indoctrination,
the big lie,
info,
hype,
plugging,
disinfo,
• a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions, founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.
Origin:
Italian, from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide ‘congregation for propagation of the faith’ (see propaganda (sense 2)). propaganda (sense 1) dates from the early 20th century.
