as in campaigns
usually disapproving
ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.
He was accused of spreading propaganda. a propaganda campaign The report was nothing but lies and propaganda.
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Racial profiling is virtually a stated part of the department’s strategy, and ad campaigns have openly espoused white-nationalist rhetoric and talking points.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026 -
LaFayette was one of a delegation of Nashville students who in 1960 had helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized desegregation and voting rights campaigns across the South.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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However, these picture-perfect images are often dismissed as advertisements that ignore the far less glamorous issues in the destination, including human rights abuses.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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However, current zoning and coastal laws do not allow for the types of development the advertisements suggest could be built there.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Constant political ads on television and social media.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Republican candidates for governor have spent millions of dollars on TV ads so far while Democrats have been mostly quiet.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Propagandas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagandas. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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