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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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The theoretical principle of using acts of violence in the struggle to achieve radical left-wing political goals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, historical, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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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.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
propaganda pel fet
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Chinese Mandarin:
行動宣傳 /行动宣传
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Esperanto:
propagando per agado
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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French:
propagande par le fait
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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German:
Propaganda der Tat
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Greek:
έμπρακτη προπαγάνδα
(émprakti propagánda)
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Italian:
propaganda col fatto
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Italian:
propaganda del fatto
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Japanese:
行為によるプロパガンダ
(kōi niyoru puropaganda)
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Persian:
تبلیغ اعمال
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Polish:
propaganda czynem
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Portuguese:
propaganda pela ação
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Portuguese:
propaganda pelo ato
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Portuguese:
propaganda pelo feito
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Russian:
пропага́нда де́лом
(propagánda délom)
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Russian:
пропага́нда посту́пком
(propagánda postúpkom)
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Spanish:
propaganda por el acto
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
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Spanish:
propaganda por el hecho
— a provocative act of political violence intended to inspire imitators and foment an anarchist revolt
