propaganda
Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.
Noun 1 meaning
Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.
“Near-synonym: public diplomacy (sometimes asserted to be synonymous)”
Etymology
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”).
PROPAGANDA at a glance
PROPAGANDA has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + P 3 + A 1 + G 2 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2 + A 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,350 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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