Propaganda

Pronunciation

enPR: prÅ-pÉ™-gÄƒnÊ¹-dÉ™, IPA: /ËŒprÉ’pÉ™ËˆÉ¡Ã¦ndÉ™/

UK IPA: ËŒpÉ¹É’p.É™.ËˆÉ¡Ã¦n.dÉ™
US IPA: ËŒpÉ¹É‘p.É™.ËˆÉ¡Ã¦n.dÉ™

Rhymes: -Ã¦ndÉ™

Origin

From New Latin propÄganda, short for Congregatio de Propaganda 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 propÄgÅ ("propagate") (see English propagation). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

Full definition of propaganda

Noun

propaganda

(uncountable)

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

Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf,By clever and persevering use of propaganda even heaven can be represented as hell to the people, and conversely the most wretched life as paradise.