agitprop

ag·it·prop

A0143300 (ăj′ĭt-prŏp′)n. Political propaganda, especially favoring communism and disseminated through literature, drama, art, or music: "It also is a conspiracy movie, agitprop against today's targets, big government and big business" (George F. Will).

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[Russian, short for otdel agitatsii i propagandy, incitement and propaganda section (of the central and local committees of the Russian Communist party); name changed in 1934.]

agitprop

(ˈædʒɪtˌprɒp) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) (formerly) a bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in charge of agitation and propaganda on behalf of Communism2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. any promotion, as in the arts, of political propaganda, esp of a Communist natureb. (as modifier): agitprop theatre. [C20: short for Russian Agitpropbyuro, from agit(atsiya) agitation + prop(aganda) propaganda]

ag•it•prop

(ˈædʒ ɪtˌprɒp)

n. 1. agitation and propaganda, esp. for the cause of communism. adj. 2. of or pertaining to agitprop. [1930–35; < Russian Agitpróp, orig. for Agitatsiónno-propagandístskiĭ otdél]

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Noun

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agitprop - political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinemapropaganda - information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

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агитпроп