/ ˌprɒpəˈgændə; NAmE ˌprɑːpə-/ noun
[ U ] (usually disapproving ) ideas or statements that may be false or exaggerated and that are used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc. :
enemy propaganda
a propaganda campaign
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WORD ORIGIN
Italian , from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide congregation for propagation of the faith, which was a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions (founded in 1622). The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.