Definition of agitprop
: propaganda; especially : political propaganda promulgated chiefly in literature, drama, music, or art
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There’s an element of the Theater of the Absurd to all of this political agitprop directed at one vulnerable congressman.
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At two Davos forums, Swiss agitprop artist Johannes Gees rigged laser projectors to beam enormous messages onto the sides of mountains and buildings.
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Origin and Etymology of agitprop
Russian, ultimately from agitatsiya agitation + propaganda
First Known Use: 1925
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