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agitprop

(aj′it präp′)

adjective

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

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

noun

any agitprop activity or agency

See agitprop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Political propaganda, especially favoring communism and disseminated through literature, drama, art, or music: “It also is a conspiracy movie, agitprop against today's targets, big government and big business” (George F. Will).

Origin:

Origin: Russian

Origin: , short for otdel agitatsii i propagandy, incitement and propaganda section (of the central and local committees of the Russian Communist party); name changed in 1934

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