Definition of agitprop
: propaganda; especially : political propaganda promulgated chiefly in literature, drama, music, or art
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Trump Jr.'s Twitter feed is a rolling repository of right-wing talking points interspersed with viral agitprop and acid, often protracted indictments of the news media.
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Hodgkinson had spouted far left agitprop for some time before making his way east.
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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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Google Trends shows search interest in agitprop over the last five years has come mostly from Russia, followed by the Unites States and Britain.
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Agitprop is short for agitatsiya propaganda, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
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All languages borrow words from other languages — Americans may recognize agitprop, sputnik, babushka or cosmonaut.
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First-rate agitprop has a way of drifting far from its primary causes.
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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
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