propaganda
/ˌprɒpəˈgændə/noun
1
- mass noun chiefly derogatory information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view〈主贬〉（尤指褊狭误导的）宣传; 谣言：
he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda.
他被指控散布敌方言论。
1.1
- the dissemination of such information as a political strategy（作为政治策略的）宣传; 传播; 散布：
the party's leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary.
该党领袖认为长期的教育和宣传很有必要。
2
Propaganda
a committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions, founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV（罗马天主教的）传信部（1622年由教皇格列高利十五世创建, 主要负责对外传教事业）。
词源
Italian，from modern Latin congregatio de propaganda fide 'congregation for propagation of the faith' (see sense 2). Sense 1 dates from the early 20th cent.