propaganda
noun [ U ] mainly disapproving uk/ˌprɒp.əˈɡæn.də/ us/ˌprɑː.pəˈɡæn.də/
C2 宣传;鼓吹
information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions
political/wartime propaganda 政治／战时宣传
At school we were fed communist/right-wing propaganda. 在学校时我们被灌输了共产主义／右翼思想。
One official dismissed the ceasefire as a mere propaganda exercise. 一名官员将停火斥为赤裸裸的宣传伎俩。
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- He was brought up on a diet of political propaganda from birth.
- The whole nation was force-fed government propaganda about how well the country was doing.
- It's now up to the government's propaganda machine to restore the prime minister's image.
- The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out.
- Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president's propaganda campaign.
propagandize
verb [ I ] formal mainly disapproving (UK usually propagandise) uk/ˌprɒp.əˈɡæn.daɪz/ us/ˌprɑː.pəˈɡæn.daɪz/
宣传；鼓吹
to create or spread propaganda