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propagandist

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prop·a·gan·da  (prp-gnd)
n.
1. The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
2. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda.
3. Propaganda Roman Catholic Church A division of the Roman Curia that has authority in the matter of preaching the gospel, of establishing the Church in non-Christian countries, and of administering Church missions in territories where there is no properly organized hierarchy.

[Short for New Latin Sacra Congregti d Prpagand Fid, Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith (established 1622), from ablative feminine gerundive of Latin prpgre, to propagate; see propagate.]

propa·gandism n.
propa·gandist n.
propa·gan·distic adj.
propa·gan·disti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.propagandist - a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government
communicator - a person who communicates with others
sloganeer - someone who coins and uses slogans to promote a cause
Adj.1.propagandist - of or relating to or characterized by propaganda

propagandist
noun publicist, advocate, promoter, proponent, evangelist, proselytizer, pamphleteer, indoctrinator He was a brilliant propagandist for free trade.
Translations
propagandist [ˌprɒpəˈgændɪst] Npropagandista mf
propagandist
nPropagandist(in) m(f); a tireless propagandist for penal reformein unermüdlicher Verfechter der Strafrechtsreform
propagandist [ˌprɒpəˈgændɪst]
1. n (pej) → persona che fa propaganda politica
2. adj (activities, literature) → di propaganda politica


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He never ceased from his activities as a propagandist, and was always scheduled long in advance for lectures to workingmen's organizations.
He was an adventurous chevalier of business who gave up an agent's contract in return for a right to become a roving propagandist.
He felt for the moment a sort of spiritual zeal, the zeal of the propagandist.
 
 
 
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