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# propaganda

noun (propaganda — uncountable)

«propaganda» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Propaganda is information, often false or one-sided, spread to make people believe something or support a group, leader or idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#m1)
2. It often uses posters, films, slogans and social media, and plays on feelings like fear or pride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons pupils see wartime propaganda posters and learn how leaders tried to control what people thought. In lessons on media and fake news, children learn to ask who made a message and why. Phrases: «war propaganda», «a propaganda poster», «spread propaganda».

### Examples

- During the war, governments made propaganda posters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#x1)
- Propaganda tells only one side of the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#x2)
- The dictator used propaganda to make people love him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#x3)
- Ask who made a message and why, so propaganda doesn't fool you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#x4)
- The film was propaganda, not the real truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#x5)
- Some adverts work a bit like propaganda. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «some propaganda», not «a propaganda». Usually a negative word. Not all persuasion is propaganda, but propaganda hides the facts it doesn't like. Check several sources to spot it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «propaganda» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/propaganda/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«propaganda» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/propaganda.html) on Mova free.