Propaganda
WordNet
noun
(1) Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Modern propaganda, short for Congregatio de Propaganda Fide "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions, prop. ablative female gerundive of Latin propagare (see propagation). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative.
Noun
- A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.
Verb
propaganda