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Pronunciation
(US)
*IPA|/�pr�p��ɡænd�/
*SAMPA|/%prAp@"g{nd@/

Etymology
From Modern L. propaganda, short for Congregatio de Propaganda Fide "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, prop. ablative female gerundive of Latin propagare (see propagation). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. Speech or writing advancing one's cause or ideas, or denouncing one's opponents.

Translations
trans-top|writing advancing one's cause
Chinese: 宣传
Dutch: propaganda f
Esperanto: propagando
French: propagande
German: Propaganda f
Hebrew: תע����
Italian: propaganda
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ��پ��گا�د��
Polish: propaganda f
Portuguese: propaganda f
Spanish: propaganda f
Swedish: propaganda
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Dutch

Noun
propaganda f

1. propaganda.

German

Noun
Propaganda f (no plural)

1. propaganda.

Italian

Noun
propaganda

1. propaganda.

Polish

Noun
propaganda

1. propaganda.

Portuguese

Noun
propaganda f

1. propaganda.
2. advertisement, commercial.

Spanish

Noun
propaganda f

1. propaganda.

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