PROPAGANDA - Definition

Pronunciation:		`prâpu'gandu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

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	See Also:	agitprop, info, information

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Propaganda `The theme of Propaganda is quite simply. . . that when our new technology encompasses any culture or society, the result is propaganda. . . . Ellul has made many splendid contributions in this book.` -Robert R. Kirsch, The Los Angeles Times more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Prop`a*gan"da\, n. [Abbrev. fr. L. de propaganda fide: cf. F. propagande. See {Propagate}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions. (b) The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world. 2. Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles.