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agitprop

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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 ).

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 ...

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 (; from , derived from agitation and propaganda ) is stage plays, pamphlets, motion pictures and other art forms with an explicitly political message. The term agitprop originated in the Russian SFSR (which later joined the Soviet Union ), as a ...

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.