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propaganda
/ˌprɒpəˈgændə/ noun [U] disapprovingDefinition
› information, ideas, opinions, or images that give one part of an argument, which are broadcast, published, etc. in order to influence people's opinions: a propaganda campaign/tool/exercise The report is just a political propaganda tool.anti-government/anti-Western/anti-American propaganda In the cyber attack, the home pages of official websites were replaced with anti-government propaganda. Critics called the book a blatant piece of propaganda.
(Definition of propaganda noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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