agitprop
[ aj-it-prop ]
/ ˈædʒ ɪtˌprɒp /
noun
agitation and propaganda, especially for the cause of communism.
Often Agitprop . an agency or department, as of a government, that directs and coordinates agitation and propaganda.
Also ag·it·prop·ist. a person who is trained or takes part in such activities.
adjective
of or relating to agitprop.
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Origin of agitprop
First recorded in 1930–35; from Russian Agitpróp, originally for Agitatsiónno-propagandístskiĭ otdél “Agitation Propaganda Section” (of the Central Committee, or a local committee, of the Communist Party); subsequently the head of such a section, or in compound names of political education organs, as agitpropbrigáda, etc.
Words nearby agitprop
agitation, agitato, agitator, agit. bene, agitpop, agitprop, Aglaia, Aglaophon of Thasos, aglare, agleam, aglet
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Example sentences from the Web for agitprop
A few days later saw the theatrical release of Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” in which Baron Cohen delivers a slyly self-referential performance as Abbie Hoffman, his ’60s-era forebear in mischief-making agitprop.
Movies are rushing to impact the election. Don’t ask whether they’ll work. Ask whether they’ll last.|Ann Hornaday|October 30, 2020|Washington PostHaving reviewed anti-Israeli agitprop masquerading as theater, I was prepared to join critics in hating The Death of Klinghoffer.
Agitprop, in turn, is responsible for the transmission of guidelines down to the lowest levels of party organization.
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British Dictionary definitions for agitprop
agitprop
/ (ˈædʒɪtˌprɒp) /
noun
(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
- any promotion, as in the arts, of political propaganda, esp of a Communist nature
- (as modifier)agitprop theatre
Word Origin for agitprop
C20: short for Russian Agitpropbyuro, from agit (atsiya) agitation + prop (aganda) propaganda
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