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propaganda of the deed

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French propagande par le fait

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French · calque ofpropagande par le fait
English todaypropaganda of the deed

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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