propagandanoun [ U ]
uk/ˌprɒp.əˈɡæn.də/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈɡæn.də/mainly disapprovingC2 information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions:
political/wartime propaganda
At school we were fed communist/right-wing propaganda.
One official dismissed the ceasefire as a mere propaganda exercise.
More examples
- He was brought up on a diet of political propaganda from birth.
- The whole nation was force-fed government propaganda about how well the country was doing.
- It's now up to the government's propaganda machine to restore the prime minister's image.
- The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out.
- Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president's propaganda campaign.
propagandize
verb [ I ] formal mainly disapproving UK usually propagandise uk/ˌprɒp.əˈɡæn.daɪz/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈɡæn.daɪz/
to create or spread propaganda