ideas or statements that may be false or present only one side of an argument that are used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc. 宣传;鼓吹 enemy propaganda 敌方的宣传 a propaganda campaign 宣传运动
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1He has been listening to his own propaganda for so long that he is in danger of believing it. 他一直在听自己的宣传,听得久了连自己都差点儿信以为真了。 Soviet propaganda against Fascism 苏联的反法西斯主义宣传 The Olympics were of great propaganda value to the regime. 奥林匹克运动会对这个政权来说具有很大的宣传价值。 The film was made in 1938 for propaganda purposes. 这部影片是在1938 年出于宣传目的拍摄的。 The papers were full of political propaganda about nationalization. 报纸上全是关于国有化的政治宣传。 The pirate radio station broadcast anti-government propaganda. 非法广播电台散播反政府的言论。 the lies that were spewed out by the regime's propaganda machine 由该政权的宣传机器吐出的谎言 This document is pure party propaganda. 这份文件纯粹是党派宣传。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- government
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Word OriginItalian, from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide ‘congregation for propagation of the faith’, which was a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions (founded in 1622). The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.