propaganda effort

collocation in English

meaningsofpropagandaandeffort

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propaganda
noun[U]
uk
/ˌprɒp.əˈɡæn.də/us
/ˌprɑː.pəˈɡæn.də/
information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofpropagandaandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In spite of a massivepropagandaeffort, however, the actual result of 3.4 million crowns fell far short of the hoped-for goal of ten million.
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I should not care to say whether this was a concertedpropagandaeffort, but many of the letters were identical.
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We must undertake a majorpropagandaeffortto explain that point and make it more widely known.
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That is thepropagandaeffortthat goes on at most of the company meetings.
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I believe there has been apropagandaeffortin that direction.
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The whole place was humming withpropagandaeffort.
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Of course, a desperatepropagandaeffortis now being made to argue that, for some obscure reason, this country could not rejoin that group.
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I feel that in some branches of ourpropagandaeffortwe have failed both in fullness and in effectiveness of presentation.
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There has been a great campaign by the abolitionists—a perfectly legitimate campaign—and, as always when we get apropagandaeffortof that sort, one feels swept away.
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This revelation soon inspired a massive espionage andpropagandaeffortworldwide, with particular emphasis on nations with democratic governments.
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Many artists were recruited into the governmentpropagandaeffort, and critical non-emotional review of their works is only just beginning.
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Their propaganda efforts covered many fields, including travel, patronage of frescoes and illuminated legendaries, and sermons.
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Our propaganda efforts have been hamstrung by our lack of a proper programme of war and peace aims.
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Our propaganda efforts should be anticipatory to a greater extent than is the case at present, and they should be concerted, directed and coherent.
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All its propaganda efforts are having the adverse effect.
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His letters to me have not raised any personal problems but have been purely propaganda efforts.
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The results of the propaganda efforts were however quite mixed.
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He maintained propaganda efforts via the newspapers that he directed and kept in close contact with foreign journalists and ambassadors.
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This include carrying out surveillance against members, engaging in propaganda efforts, and detaining and imprisoning members.
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Scientology has attracted much attention through itspropagandaeffortagainst what it calls psychiatry.
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