agitprop

ag·it·prop  (jt-prp)

n.

Political propaganda, especially favoring communism and disseminated through literature, drama, art, or music: "It also is a conspiracy movie, agitprop against today's targets, big government and big business" (George F. Will).

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[Russian, short for otdel agitatsii i propagandy, incitement and propaganda section (of the central and local committees of the Russian Communist party); name changed in 1934.]

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agitprop [ˈædʒɪtˌprɒp]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) (formerly) a bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in charge of agitation and propaganda on behalf of Communism

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  any promotion, as in the arts, of political propaganda, esp of a Communist nature

b.  (as modifier) agitprop theatre

[short for Russian Agitpropbyuro, from agit(atsiya) agitation + prop(aganda) propaganda]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

agitprop - political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema propaganda - information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

Translations

agitprop [ˈædʒɪtˌprɒp] N → propaganda f política(esp de izquierdas)

agitprop agit-prop [ˈædʒɪtprɒp] n → agit-prop f inv