propagandist

prop·a·gan·da

 (prŏp′ə-găn′də)

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.

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[Earlier, organization for the propagation of a practice or point of view, from Propaganda, short for New Latin Sacra Congregātiō dē Prōpagandā Fidē, the Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith, a division of the Roman Curia established in 1622 to promote the evangelization of non-Christian peoples and the spread of the Roman Catholic Church in other Christian communities, from Latin prōpāgandā, ablative feminine gerundive of prōpāgāre, to propagate; see propagate.]

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prop′a·gan′dism n.

prop′a·gan′dist n.

prop′a·gan·dis′tic adj.

prop′a·gan·dis′ti·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 propagandistic

propagandist

noun publicist, advocate, promoter, proponent, evangelist, proselytizer, pamphleteer, indoctrinator He was a brilliant propagandist for free trade.

Translations

propagandista

агитатор

propagandist

[ˌprɒpəˈgændɪst] N → propagandista mf

propagandist

n → Propagandist(in) m(f); a tireless propagandist for penal reform → ein unermüdlicher Verfechter der Strafrechtsreform

adj → propagandistisch

propagandist

[ˌprɒpəˈgændɪst]

1. n (pej) → persona che fa propaganda politica

2. adj (activities, literature) → di propaganda politica