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agitprop

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈædʒɪtpɹɒp/Part of speech nounSorted agiopprtStarts with AEnds with P0 clues
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  1. political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema

Word origin

The noun is borrowed from Russian агитпро́п (agitpróp, “agitprop”), Агитпро́п (Agitpróp, “Agitprop (Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Soviet Union)”), short for отде́л агитации и пропаганды (otdél agitacii i propagandy, “Department for Agitation and Propaganda”); analysable as a blend of agitation + propaganda.

Used in a sentence

  • The letter was pure puffery, probably written by some clerk in North Korea's agitprop bureau, but [Donald] Trump loved it.
  • Like most pieces of agitprop, the Lucas and Sargent paper vastly overstated the deficiencies of the old order.
  • This is to suggest that the university will leave behind its more limited work and bourgeois integrity in order to undertake the task of brain-trusting and agitpropping for the revolution.

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