Here's seven definitions of propaganda.
All but one says that propaganda is the distribution of information good or bad.
There is only one that limits propaganda to the negative in purpose.
That's the definition you chose:
1. chiefly derogatory Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view:
One out of six, how long did you have to look to find it?
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noun
1.
information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
2.
the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc.
3.
the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement.
4.
Roman Catholic Church.
a committee of cardinals, established in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, having supervision over foreign missions and the training of priests for these missions.
a school (College of Propaganda) established by Pope Urban VIII for the education of priests for foreign missions.
5.
Archaic. an organization or movement for the spreading of propaganda.
Origin of propaganda Expand
1710-17201710-20; < New Latin, short for congregātiō dē propāgandā fidē congregation for propagating the faith; propāgandā, ablative singular feminine gerundive of propāgāre; see propagate
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propaganda
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Full Definition of PROPAGANDA
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capitalized : a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions
2
: the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
3
: ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action having such an effect
pro·pa·gan·dist \-dist\ noun or adjective
pro·pa·gan·dis·tic \-ˌgan-ˈdis-tik\ adjective
pro·pa·gan·dis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propaganda
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propaganda
Propaganda is the spreading of information in support of a cause. Its not so important whether the information is true or false or if the cause is just or not its all propaganda.
The word propaganda is often used in a negative sense, especially for politicians who make false claims to get elected or spread rumors to get their way. In fact, any campaign that is used to persuade can be called propaganda.
http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/propaganda
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Propaganda is a form of communication aimed towards influencing the attitude of a population toward some cause or position.
Propaganda is information that is not impartial and used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively (perhaps lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or using loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information presented.
While the term propaganda has acquired a strongly negative connotation by association with its most manipulative and jingoistic examples, propaganda in its original sense was neutral and could refer to uses that were generally positive, such as public health recommendations, signs encouraging citizens to participate in a census or election, or messages encouraging persons to report crimes to law enforcement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
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Definition of propaganda in English:
noun
1chiefly derogatory Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view:
he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda
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SYNONYMS
1.1The dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy:
the partys leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary
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(Propaganda)
A committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions, founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/propaganda
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Defining Propaganda II
While most persons who give the matter a thought make distinctions between an objectively written news report and propaganda, they encounter difficulty when they try to define propaganda. It is one of the most troublesome words in the English language. To define it clearly and precisely, so that whenever it is used it will mean the same thing to everybody, is like trying to get your hands on an eel. You think you've got it-then it slips away.
When you say policeman or house, everybody has a pretty clear idea of what you mean. Theres nothing vague about these terms. But when you try to mark off the exact boundaries of propaganda, you wrinkle the brows even of the men who spend their lives studying the origin and history of words. And the problem of defining propaganda is all the more tangled because in the first World War it acquired certain popular meanings that stick to it like burrs to a cocker spaniel.
To some speakers and writers, propaganda is an instrument of the devil. They look on the propagandist as a person who is deliberately trying to hoodwink us, who uses half-truths, who lies, who suppresses, conceals, and distorts the facts. According to this idea of the word, the propagandist plays us for suckers.
Others think especially of techniques, of slogans, catchwords, and other devices, when they talk about propaganda. Still others define propaganda as a narrowly selfish attempt to get people to accept ideas and beliefs, always in the interest of a particular person or group and with little or no advantage to the public. According to this view, propaganda is promotion that seeks bad ends, whereas similar effort on behalf of the public and for good ends isnt propaganda, but is something else. Under this definition, for example, the writings of the patriotic Sam Adams on behalf of the American Revolution could not be regarded by American historians as propaganda.
The difficulty with such a view is that welfare groups and governments themselves secure benefits for a people through propaganda. Moreover, national propaganda in the throes of a war is aimed to bolster the security of the nonaggressor state and to assure the eventual well-being and safety of its citizens. No one would deny that this kind of propaganda, intelligently administered, benefits every man, woman, and child in the land.
Some people limit the term propaganda to efforts that make use of emotional appeals, but others will differ about this idea. In a campaign to capture public opinion, a propagandist may rely heavily upon emotional symbolsbut he may appeal to logical thinking as well.
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In general, a message designed to persuade its intended audience to think and behave in a certain manner. Thus advertising is commercial propaganda. In specific, institutionalized and systematic spreading of information and/or disinformation, usually to promote a narrow political or religious viewpoint. Originally, propaganda meant an arm of the Roman Catholic church responsible for 'de propaganda fidei,' propagation of the faith. It acquired negative connotations in the 20th century when totalitarian regimes (principally the Nazi Germany) used every means to distort facts and spread total falsehoods.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/propaganda.html#ixzz3cWLSXP00
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prop·a·gan·da (prŏp′ə-găn′də)
n.
1. The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
2. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda.
[Earlier, organization for the propagation of a practice or point of view, from Propaganda, short for New Latin Sacra Congregātiō dē Prōpagandā Fidē, the Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith, a division of the Roman Curia established in 1622 to promote the evangelization of non-Christian peoples and the spread of the Roman Catholic Church in other Christian communities, from Latin prōpāgandā, ablative feminine gerundive of prōpāgāre, to propagate; see propagate.]
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/propaganda
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propaganda [präp′ə gan′də; also, for 2 & 3 prō′pə-] noun
Propaganda is defined as the systematic, widespread distribution of specific ideas, doctrines, practices which can help one cause or be harmful to another cause.
Seven Facts About Propaganda
Propaganda messages can be delivered as part of the mainstream news media, including through music, magazines, movies, and television shows.
Propaganda may also take the form of reports, publications, and leaflets targeted to a particular segment of the population.
Propaganda presents the facts selectively in order to encourage people to come to a particular conclusion.
Propaganda often delivers loaded messages designed to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information that is being presented.
It is common for propaganda to be aimed at children and young adults, because they lack the critical reasoning skills and contextual comprehension abilities to help determine the objectivity of a particular message.
Techniques used in propaganda can include appeals to fear, statements of prejudice, black and white fallacies, disinformation, demonizing the enemy, flag waving, intentional vagueness, oversimplification, and scapegoating.
The most effective propaganda campaigns are based upon the truth.
An example of propaganda is a brochure that talks badly about a political candidate.
An example of propaganda is a film about good hygiene.
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