"propaganda of the deed" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: [ˌpɹɒ.pəˈɡæ̝ˑn.də əʋ ˌðə ˈdiːd]
enPR: prŏ'-pə-gănʹ-də əv thə' dēdʹ Etymology: Calque of French propagande par le fait rendered into idiomatic English, from propagande (“propaganda”) and fait (“deed, act, action”); a phrasal usage originating among 19th century insurrectionary anarchist communists. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|propagande par le fait}} Calque of French propagande par le fait, {{l|en|idiomatic}} idiomatic, {{m|fr|propagande|t=propaganda}} propagande (“propaganda”), {{m|fr|fait|t=deed, act, action}} fait (“deed, act, action”), {{l|en|insurrectionary}} insurrectionary, {{l|en|anarchist}} anarchist, {{l|en|communists}} communists Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} propaganda of the deed (uncountable)
  1. A politically motivated act of violence, meant to broadcast an ideological message and serve as catalyst to ignite a spirit of socialist revolution among the proletariat against perceived oppressors. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Anarchism, Communism, Leftism, Politics, Socialism Translations (a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt): propaganda pel fet [feminine] (Catalan), 行動宣傳 (Chinese Mandarin), 行动宣传 (Chinese Mandarin), propagando per agado (Esperanto), propagande par le fait [feminine] (French), Propaganda der Tat [feminine] (German), έμπρακτη προπαγάνδα (émprakti propagánda) [masculine] (Greek), propaganda col fatto [feminine] (Italian), propaganda del fatto [feminine] (Italian), 行為によるプロパガンダ (kōi niyoru puropaganda) (Japanese), تبلیغ اعمال (Persian), propaganda czynem [feminine] (Polish), propaganda pela ação [feminine] (Portuguese), propaganda pelo ato [feminine] (Portuguese), propaganda pelo feito [feminine] (Portuguese), пропага́нда де́лом (propagánda délom) [feminine] (Russian), пропага́нда посту́пком (propagánda postúpkom) [feminine] (Russian), propaganda por el acto [feminine] (Spanish), propaganda por el hecho [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-propaganda_of_the_deed-en-noun-HnBtLh7J Disambiguation of Anarchism: 72 28 Disambiguation of Communism: 76 24 Disambiguation of Leftism: 70 30 Disambiguation of Politics: 69 31 Disambiguation of Socialism: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt': 64 36
  2. (broadly) The theoretical principle of using acts of violence in the struggle to achieve radical left-wing political goals. Tags: broadly, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-propaganda_of_the_deed-en-noun-Ao2lfWhP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: propaganda by the deed Related terms: agent provocateur, saboteur, terrorism

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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "propagánda délom",
      "sense": "a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пропага́нда де́лом"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "propagánda postúpkom",
      "sense": "a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пропага́нда посту́пком"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "propaganda por el acto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "propaganda por el hecho"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "propaganda of the deed"
  ],
  "word": "propaganda of the deed"
}

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