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AGITPROP
agitprop
(noun) political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
agitprop (countable and uncountable, plural agitprops)
(uncountable) Political propaganda disseminated through art, literature, drama, etc, especially communist propaganda.
(countable) An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.
Verb
agitprop (third-person singular simple present agitprops, present participle agitpropping, simple past and past participle agitpropped)
To engage in this form of propaganda.
Source: Wiktionary
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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