propaganda of the deed

名词 n.
发音 prŏ'-pə-gănʹ-də əv thə' dēdʹ

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. historical,uncountable
  2. The theoretical principle of using acts of violence in the struggle to achieve radical left-wing political goals. broadly,historical,uncountable

词形变化

propaganda by the deed alternative

词汇关系

相关词
agent provocateur saboteur terrorism

词源

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.
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