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agitprop definition

agit·prop (aj′it präp′)

adjective

of or for agitating and propagandizing: a term originally used in the Communist movement, esp. of certain plays, leaflets, etc.

Etymology: Russ < agitatsiya, agitation (< Fr: see agitation) + propaganda (< Ger: see propaganda)

noun

any agitprop activity or agency

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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