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Answer for the clue "Political propaganda (especially Communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema ", 8 letters:
agitprop

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also agit-prop , 1938, from Russian agitatsiya "agitation" (from French agitation ; see agitation ) + propaganda , from German (see propaganda ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. political propaganda (especially Communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) political propaganda disseminated through art, literature, drama, etc., especially Communist propaganda 2 (context countable English) An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Agitprop was originally an abbreviation for the departments of Agitation and Propaganda in the early Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Agitprop may also refer to: Agit-Prop Records , a British record label Agitprop! Records , an American record label ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Such clever agitprop worked well enough to get Clinton elected, but not well enough to make the programs work. ▪ They further confused the tone of a piece that had about it the whiff of 1970s radical agitprop . ▪ We went in for ...

Usage examples of agitprop.

He behaved with more maturity than this nitwit spouting agitprop at him in his own flat, a decently-kept place, unlike Louie's bug-infested rubbish dump in Chalk Farm.

Sandra, reverting automatically from the agitprop activist into the fluttering hostess.