propaganda

See also: Propaganda and propagandă

English

Alternative forms

• propagand (archaic)

Etymology

From New Latin prōpāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Prōpāgandā Fidē, "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established in 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin prōpāgō (“propagate”). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

Pronunciation

• enPR: prŏ-pə-gănʹ-də, IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də], [ˌpɹɔp.əˈɡan.də]
  • (General American) IPA^(key): [ˌpɹɑp.əˈɡɛə̯n.də]

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ændə

Noun

propaganda (usually uncountable, plural propagandas)

1. (as a neutral word dated) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.

   Despite being biased and often untrue, propaganda material can be useful in OSINT analysis.

2. (derogatory) Such communication specifically when it is biased, misinformative, and/or provoking mainly emotional responses.
   • 2002, Noam Chomsky, “Selections”, in Media Control‎^[1]:

     They established a government propaganda commission, called the Creel Commission, which succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population which wanted to destroy everything German, tear the Germans limb from limb, go to war and save the world.

Derived terms

• agitprop
• antipropaganda
• black propaganda
• copaganda
• counterpropaganda
• cyberpropaganda
• homopropaganda
• infoganda
• micropropaganda
• nonpropaganda
• propagand
• propaganda by the deed
• propaganda laundering
• propaganda of the deed
• propaganded
• propagandee
• propaganding
• propagandism
• propagandist
• propagandistic
• propagandize
• propagandous
• white propaganda

 

Related terms

• propagandum

Translations

concerted set of messages

• Albanian: propagandë (sq) f
• Arabic: دِعَايَة f (diʕāya), بْرُوبَاغَنْدَا f (brūbāḡandā)

  Egyptian Arabic: بروباجاندا f (brobāgāndā)

  Hijazi Arabic: بروبَقانْدا f (brōbagānda, prōpagānda)

• Armenian: քարոզչություն (hy) (kʻarozčʻutʻyun), պրոպագանդա (hy) (propaganda)
• Azerbaijani: təbliğat, propaqanda, təşviqat
• Bashkir: пропаганда (propaganda)
• Belarusian: прапага́нда f (prapahánda), агіта́цыя f (ahitácyja)
• Bulgarian: пропага́нда (bg) f (propagánda), агита́ция (bg) f (agitácija)
• Burmese: ဝါဒဖြန့်ခြင်း (wada.hpran.hkrang:)
• Carpathian Rusyn: пропаґа́нда f (propagánda)
• Catalan: propaganda f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 宣傳 / 宣传 (zh) (xuānchuán), 政治宣傳 / 政治宣传 (zhèngzhì xuānchuán) (specifically)

• Czech: propaganda (cs) f
• Danish: propaganda c
• Dutch: propaganda (nl) f
• Esperanto: propagando (eo)
• Estonian: propaganda (et)
• Finnish: propaganda (fi)
• French: propagande (fr) f
• Galician: propaganda (gl) f
• Georgian: პროპაგანდა (ṗroṗaganda)
• German: Propaganda (de) f
• Greek: προπαγάνδα (el) f (propagánda)
• Hebrew: תַּעֲמוּלָה (he) f (ta'amulá)
• Hindi: अधिप्रचार m (adhipracār), मतप्रचार (matapracār)
• Hungarian: propaganda (hu)
• Icelandic: áróður (is) m
• Irish: bolscaireacht (ga) f
• Italian: propaganda (it)
• Japanese: 宣伝 (ja) (せんでん, senden)
• Kazakh: насихат (nasixat)
• Khmer: ការឃោសនា (kaa khoosaʼnaa)
• Korean: 선전(宣傳) (ko) (seonjeon)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: پڕۆپەگاندە (prropegande)

  Northern Kurdish: propaganda (ku), propagende (ku), bangeşe (ku)

• Kyrgyz: пропаганда (propaganda), үгүттөө (ky) (ügüttöö), үгүт (ky) (ügüt)
• Lao: ໂຄສະນາຊວນເຊື່ອ (lo) (khō sa nā sūan sư̄a)
• Latvian: propaganda (lv) f
• Lithuanian: propaganda (lt) f
• Macedonian: пропага́нда f (propagánda)
• Malay: propaganda
• Malayalam: പ്രചാരണം (ml) (pracāraṇaṁ)
• Norman: propagande f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: propaganda m

  Nynorsk: propaganda m

• Pashto: پروپاګند m (propāgánd), تبليغ (ps) m (tablíǧ), تبليغات (ps) m pl (tabliǧãt)
• Persian: پروپاگاند (fa) (propâgând), تبلیغ (fa) (tabliğ), تبلیغات (fa) (tabliğât)
• Plautdietsch: Woawunk f
• Polish: propaganda (pl) f
• Portuguese: propaganda (pt) f
• Romanian: propagandă (ro) f
• Russian: пропага́нда (ru) f (propagánda), агита́ция (ru) f (agitácija)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: пропа̀га̄нда f

  Roman: propàgānda (sh) f

• Slovak: propaganda (sk) f
• Slovene: propaganda (sl) f
• Spanish: propaganda (es) f
• Swedish: propaganda (sv) c
• Tagalog: paniniwalat
• Tajik: таблиғот (tabliġot), тарғибот (tarġibot), пропаганда (propaganda)
• Tatar: пропаганда (propağanda)
• Thai: โฆษณาชวนเชื่อ (th) (kôot-sà-naa-chuuan-chʉ̂ʉa)
• Turkish: propaganda (tr)
• Turkmen: propaganda
• Ukrainian: пропага́нда (uk) f (propahánda), агіта́ція f (ahitácija)
• Urdu: پروپیگنڈا m (propeganḍā)
• Uyghur: تەشۋىقات (teshwiqat)
• Uzbek: propaganda (uz), targʻibot (uz), tabligʻot
• Vietnamese: tuyên truyền (vi) (宣傳)
• Yiddish: פּראָפּאַגאַנדע f (propagande)

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

• Khiamniungan Naga: yângnyùngēm, yāng-ō
• Maori: pārongo whakanewha, pārongo whakariroi

Further reading

• propaganda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Propaganda in the Encyclopædia Britannica (12th edition, 1922)

Catalan

Noun

propaganda f (plural propagandes)

1. propaganda

Related terms

• propagar

Further reading

• “propaganda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Noun

propaganda f

1. propaganda

Declension

Declension of propaganda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	propaganda	propagandy
genitive	propagandy	propagand
dative	propagandě	propagandám
accusative	propagandu	propagandy
vocative	propagando	propagandy
locative	propagandě	propagandách
instrumental	propagandou	propagandami

Dutch

Etymology

From New Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide, "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, and properly the ablative feminine gerundive of Latin propāgō (“propagate”) (see English propagation). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propaganda f (plural propaganda's, diminutive propagandaatje n)

1. propaganda

Related terms

• propageren

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English propaganda), ultimately from New Latin propāganda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpropɑɡɑndɑ/, [ˈpro̞pɑ̝ˌɡɑ̝ndɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑndɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propaganda

1. propaganda

Declension

Inflection of propaganda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		propaganda	propagandat
genitive		propagandan	propagandojen
partitive		propagandaa	propagandoja
illative		propagandaan	propagandoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		propaganda	propagandat
accusative	nom.	propaganda	propagandat
	gen.	propagandan
genitive		propagandan	propagandojen propagandain rare
partitive		propagandaa	propagandoja
inessive		propagandassa	propagandoissa
elative		propagandasta	propagandoista
illative		propagandaan	propagandoihin
adessive		propagandalla	propagandoilla
ablative		propagandalta	propagandoilta
allative		propagandalle	propagandoille
essive		propagandana	propagandoina
translative		propagandaksi	propagandoiksi
abessive		propagandatta	propagandoitta
instructive		—	propagandoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of propaganda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative propagandani propagandani accusative nom. propagandani propagandani gen. propagandani genitive propagandani propagandojeni propagandaini rare partitive propagandaani propagandojani inessive propagandassani propagandoissani elative propagandastani propagandoistani illative propagandaani propagandoihini adessive propagandallani propagandoillani ablative propagandaltani propagandoiltani allative propagandalleni propagandoilleni essive propagandanani propagandoinani translative propagandakseni propagandoikseni abessive propagandattani propagandoittani instructive — — comitative — propagandoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative propagandasi propagandasi accusative nom. propagandasi propagandasi gen. propagandasi genitive propagandasi propagandojesi propagandaisi rare partitive propagandaasi propagandojasi inessive propagandassasi propagandoissasi elative propagandastasi propagandoistasi illative propagandaasi propagandoihisi adessive propagandallasi propagandoillasi ablative propagandaltasi propagandoiltasi allative propagandallesi propagandoillesi essive propagandanasi propagandoinasi translative propagandaksesi propagandoiksesi abessive propagandattasi propagandoittasi instructive — — comitative — propagandoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative propagandamme propagandamme accusative nom. propagandamme propagandamme gen. propagandamme genitive propagandamme propagandojemme propagandaimme rare partitive propagandaamme propagandojamme inessive propagandassamme propagandoissamme elative propagandastamme propagandoistamme illative propagandaamme propagandoihimme adessive propagandallamme propagandoillamme ablative propagandaltamme propagandoiltamme allative propagandallemme propagandoillemme essive propagandanamme propagandoinamme translative propagandaksemme propagandoiksemme abessive propagandattamme propagandoittamme instructive — — comitative — propagandoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative propagandanne propagandanne accusative nom. propagandanne propagandanne gen. propagandanne genitive propagandanne propagandojenne propagandainne rare partitive propagandaanne propagandojanne inessive propagandassanne propagandoissanne elative propagandastanne propagandoistanne illative propagandaanne propagandoihinne adessive propagandallanne propagandoillanne ablative propagandaltanne propagandoiltanne allative propagandallenne propagandoillenne essive propagandananne propagandoinanne translative propagandaksenne propagandoiksenne abessive propagandattanne propagandoittanne instructive — — comitative — propagandoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative propagandansa propagandansa accusative nom. propagandansa propagandansa gen. propagandansa genitive propagandansa propagandojensa propagandainsa rare partitive propagandaansa propagandojaan propagandojansa inessive propagandassaan propagandassansa propagandoissaan propagandoissansa elative propagandastaan propagandastansa propagandoistaan propagandoistansa illative propagandaansa propagandoihinsa adessive propagandallaan propagandallansa propagandoillaan propagandoillansa ablative propagandaltaan propagandaltansa propagandoiltaan propagandoiltansa allative propagandalleen propagandallensa propagandoilleen propagandoillensa essive propagandanaan propagandanansa propagandoinaan propagandoinansa translative propagandakseen propagandaksensa propagandoikseen propagandoiksensa abessive propagandattaan propagandattansa propagandoittaan propagandoittansa instructive — — comitative — propagandoineen propagandoinensa

Derived terms

• agitprop
• homopropaganda
• kauhupropaganda
• kommunistipropaganda
• natsipropaganda
• neuvostopropaganda
• oikeistopropaganda
• propagandaelokuva
• propagandakirjallisuus
• propagandakirjoitus
• propagandakuva
• propagandalehti
• propagandalehtinen
• propagandapuhe
• propagandasota
• propagandatarkoitus
• propagandistinen
• sotapropaganda
• vaalipropaganda
• vasemmistopropaganda

 

Related terms

• agitprop
• propagandismi
• propagandisti
• propagandistinen
• propagoida

 

Further reading

• “propaganda”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Propaganda, from Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide, "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpropɒɡɒndɒ]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

Noun

propaganda (plural propagandák)

1. propaganda

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	propaganda	propagandák
accusative	propagandát	propagandákat
dative	propagandának	propagandáknak
instrumental	propagandával	propagandákkal
causal-final	propagandáért	propagandákért
translative	propagandává	propagandákká
terminative	propagandáig	propagandákig
essive-formal	propagandaként	propagandákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	propagandában	propagandákban
superessive	propagandán	propagandákon
adessive	propagandánál	propagandáknál
illative	propagandába	propagandákba
sublative	propagandára	propagandákra
allative	propagandához	propagandákhoz
elative	propagandából	propagandákból
delative	propagandáról	propagandákról
ablative	propagandától	propagandáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	propagandáé	propagandáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	propagandáéi	propagandákéi

Possessive forms of propaganda
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	propagandám	propagandáim
2nd person sing.	propagandád	propagandáid
3rd person sing.	propagandája	propagandái
1st person plural	propagandánk	propagandáink
2nd person plural	propagandátok	propagandáitok
3rd person plural	propagandájuk	propagandáik

Derived terms

• propagandaanyag

Further reading

• propaganda in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch propaganda, from New Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pro.paˈɡan.da]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propaganda

1. propaganda.

   Synonyms: daayah, penerangan

2. (colloquial) advertisement.

   Synonyms: iklan, reklame

Derived terms

• berpropaganda
• mempropagandakan
• pemropaganda

 

Further reading

• “propaganda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pro.paˈɡan.da/
• Rhymes: -anda
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gàn‧da

Etymology 1

Noun

propaganda f (plural propagande)

1. propaganda

Derived terms

• propagandare
• propagandista
• propagandistico

Etymology 2

Verb

propaganda

1. inflection of propagandare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• propaganda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Ladin

Noun

propaganda f (plural propagandes)

1. propaganda

Latin

Participle

prōpāganda

1. inflection of prōpāgandus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

prōpāgandā

1. ablative feminine singular of prōpāgandus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From New Latin propaganda; see etymology for the English entry.

Noun

propaganda m (definite singular propagandaen, uncountable)

1. propaganda

Derived terms

• propagandere
• propagandist
• propagandistisk

Derived terms

• krigspropaganda
• løgnpropaganda
• propagandaminister
• propagandakrig

Related terms

• propagere

References

• “propaganda” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “propaganda” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From New Latin propaganda.

Noun

propaganda m (definite singular propagandaen, uncountable)

1. propaganda

Derived terms

• propagandakrig

References

• “propaganda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French propagande, from New Latin propāganda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔ.paˈɡan.da/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propaganda f

1. propaganda

Declension

Declension of propaganda

	singular	plural
nominative	propaganda	propagandy
genitive	propagandy	propagand
dative	propagandzie	propagandom
accusative	propagandę	propagandy
instrumental	propagandą	propagandami
locative	propagandzie	propagandach
vocative	propagando	propagandy

Further reading

• propaganda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• propaganda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide, "congregation for propagating the faith".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡɐ̃.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡɐ̃.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡɐ̃.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.pɐˈɡɐ̃.dɐ/ [pɾu.pɐˈɣɐ̃.dɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propaganda f (plural propagandas)

1. propaganda
2. advertisement, commercial

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /propǎɡaːnda/
• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propàgānda f (Cyrillic spelling пропа̀га̄нда)

1. propaganda

Declension

Declension of propaganda

	singular	plural
nominative	propaganda	propagande
genitive	propagande	propaganda / propagandi
dative	propagandi	propagandama
accusative	propagandu	propagande
vocative	propagando	propagande
locative	propagandi	propagandama
instrumental	propagandom	propagandama

Related terms

• propagandističkija
• propagandist
• propagandistica

References

• “propaganda”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin propāganda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾopaˈɡanda/ [pɾo.paˈɣ̞ãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propaganda f (plural propagandas)

1. propaganda
2. advertisement

   Synonyms: publicidad, reclame

Derived terms

• propaganda por el hecho

 

Related terms

• propagandismo
• propagandístico
• propagar

 

Further reading

• “propaganda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English propaganda.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

propaganda class IX (plural propaganda class X)

1. propaganda

Swedish

Noun

propaganda c (usually uncountable)

1. propaganda

Declension

Declension of propaganda

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	propaganda	propagandas
	definite	propagandan	propagandans
plural	indefinite	propagandor	propagandors
	definite	propagandorna	propagandornas

Further reading

• propaganda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پروپاغاندا (propaganda), New Latin propāganda, short for Congregātiō dē Propagandā Fide.

Noun

propaganda (definite accusative propagandayı, plural propagandalar)

1. propaganda

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	propaganda
Definite accusative	propagandayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	propaganda	propagandalar
Definite accusative	propagandayı	propagandaları
Dative	propagandaya	propagandalara
Locative	propagandada	propagandalarda
Ablative	propagandadan	propagandalardan
Genitive	propagandanın	propagandaların

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gan‧da

Noun

propaganda (definite accusative propagandany, plural propagandalar)

1. propaganda

Declension

Declension of propaganda

	singular	plural
nominative	propaganda	propagandalar
accusative	propagandany	propagandalary
genitive	propagandanyň	propagandalaryň
dative	propagandā	propagandalara
locative	propagandada	propagandalarda
ablative	propagandadan	propagandalardan

Further reading

• “propaganda” in Enedilim.com

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пропага́нда (propagánda), from New Latin propāganda.

Noun

propaganda (plural propagandalar)

1. propaganda

Declension

Declension of propaganda

	singular	plural
nominative	propaganda	propagandalar
genitive	propagandaning	propagandalarning
dative	propagandaga	propagandalarga
definite accusative	propagandani	propagandalarni
locative	propagandada	propagandalarda
ablative	propagandadan	propagandalardan
similative	propagandadek	propagandalardek

Possessive forms of propaganda

my	singular	plural
nominative	propagandam	propagandalarim
genitive	propagandamning	propagandalarimning
dative	propagandamga	propagandalarimga
definite accusative	propagandamni	propagandalarimni
locative	propagandamda	propagandalarimda
ablative	propagandamdan	propagandalarimdan
similative	propagandamdek	propagandalarimdek
your	singular	plural
nominative	propagandang	propagandalaring
genitive	propagandangning	propagandalaringning
dative	propagandangga	propagandalaringga
definite accusative	propagandangni	propagandalaringni
locative	propagandangda	propagandalaringda
ablative	propagandangdan	propagandalaringdan
similative	propagandangdek	propagandalaringdek
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	propagandasi	propagandalari
genitive	propagandasining	propagandalarining
dative	propagandasiga	propagandalariga
definite accusative	propagandasini	propagandalarini
locative	propagandasida	propagandalarida
ablative	propagandasidan	propagandalaridan
similative	propagandasidek	propagandalaridek
our	singular	plural
nominative	propagandamiz	propagandalarimiz
genitive	propagandamizning	propagandalarimizning
dative	propagandamizga	propagandalarimizga
definite accusative	propagandamizni	propagandalarimizni
locative	propagandamizda	propagandalarimizda
ablative	propagandamizdan	propagandalarimizdan
similative	propagandamizdek	propagandalarimizdek
your	singular	plural
nominative	propagandangiz	propagandalaringiz
genitive	propagandangizning	propagandalaringizning
dative	propagandangizga	propagandalaringizga
definite accusative	propagandangizni	propagandalaringizni
locative	propagandangizda	propagandalaringizda
ablative	propagandangizdan	propagandalaringizdan
similative	propagandangizdek	propagandalaringizdek
their	singular	plural
nominative	propagandasi	propagandalari
genitive	propagandasining	propagandalarining
dative	propagandasiga	propagandalariga
definite accusative	propagandasini	propagandalarini
locative	propagandasida	propagandalarida
ablative	propagandasidan	propagandalaridan	similative	propagandasidek	propagandalaridek

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