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agitprop

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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 ...

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

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 ).

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 ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
agitprop \agitprop\ n. [agitation + propaganda.] 1. agitation and propaganda; -- used especially for such activities carried out on behalf of communist activists. a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government; one ...

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.