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prop·a·gan·da [ pròppə gándə ]

noun

Definition:

1. publicity to promote something: information put out by an organization or government to promote a policy, idea, or cause

2. misleading publicity: deceptive or distorted information that is systematically spread

[Early 18th century. < modern Latin, in Congregatio de propaganda fide "Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith"]

prop·a·gan·dism noun

prop·a·gan·dist noun, adjective