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indoctrination

[in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn] / ɪnˌdɒk trəˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
propagandism
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The military had four major departments overseeing operations, arms procurement, logistics and indoctrination, and seven major “military regions,” each operating like independent fiefs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

Due to their early indoctrination, she believes they will be even more hardline than their fathers.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2025

Everyone has to agree, it's really been drummed into us — and I went to business school, I've been through this indoctrination process — that everyone works for the shareholder.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2025

The discomfort may not necessarily seek to compel indoctrination, but it does erase the existence of lives, truths, and histories some would rather forget or disappear.

From Slate Apr. 23, 2025

Though tribal indoctrination was still the focus of our curriculum in Standard Four, a few new and challenging subjects were introduced.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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