propaganda
プロパガンダ
解説 Definition
propaganda は、特定の考えや政治的立場を広めるための宣伝・情報操作という意味です。日本語の「プロパガンダ」とほぼ同じですが、英語でも中立的な広報ではなく、偏った主張や世論誘導を指すことが多いです。
Propaganda is information, messaging, or publicity deliberately spread to promote a political cause, ideology, or viewpoint. It often presents facts selectively or misleadingly in order to shape public opinion, so the word commonly carries a negative implication.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
propaganda は単なる advertising や publicity ではなく、政治的立場や思想を広め、人々の判断を一定方向へ導くための偏った情報を指すことが多い語です。propagate「広める」と結び付け、government propaganda、wartime propaganda、dismiss A as propaganda の形で覚えます。
Link propaganda with propagate, “to spread or multiply.” The shared memory image is an idea being deliberately spread through posters, films, speeches, or social media. Unlike neutral publicity or ordinary advertising, propaganda usually promotes a political cause or ideology and often selects or distorts information to guide public opinion. Learn common combinations such as government propaganda, wartime propaganda, propaganda campaign, and dismiss something as propaganda. The key is not merely wide distribution, but organized persuasion serving a particular viewpoint.
例文
The poster was part of the government's propaganda.
そのポスターは政府のプロパガンダの一部でした。
We should check facts before we believe propaganda.
プロパガンダを信じる前に、事実を確認するべきです。
The film was criticized as propaganda.
その映画はプロパガンダだと批判されました。
propaganda の類義語・関連語
propaganda の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 propagare（挿し木で増やす、繁殖させる）が語源。1622年にローマ教皇庁が設立した布教聖省 Congregatio de Propaganda Fide（信仰を広めるための会議）から「思想の組織的流布」の意味に。関連語: propagate（繁殖させる）、propagation（伝播）。
Propaganda comes from Latin propagare, meaning “to propagate, extend, or multiply.” Its modern history is associated with the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, a Roman Catholic organization established in 1622 to coordinate missionary activity and spread the faith. The Latin form propaganda conveyed the idea of things that were to be propagated. In later secular use, the word came to mean organized dissemination of ideas, especially political and often biased messages.
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