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agitprop.

Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈædʒɪtpɹɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæd͡ʒətˌpɹɑp/General-American/-ˈpɹɑp/General-American
  1. Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

    also · attributive · uncountable
  2. An instance of such propaganda.

    countable
  3. An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.

    countable
Where this word comes from

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. The verb is derived from the noun.

verb/ˈædʒɪtpɹɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæd͡ʒətˌpɹɑp/General-American/-ˈpɹɑp/General-American
  1. To disseminate (something as) political propaganda, especially communist propaganda, through art, drama, literature, etc.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

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. The verb is derived from the noun.

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