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indoctrination

[in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn] / ɪnˌdɒk trəˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
propagandism
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It’s a piece of working Party doctrine—Xi unveiled it in 2017 and made it the centerpiece of an indoctrination campaign every cadre had to recite.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

This means defending the university not as a corporate entity or site of theocratic indoctrination but as a democratic commons.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2025

Nor is there any suggestion of indoctrination over social media.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2025

The rationale is that there should be no condition, such as religious indoctrination or required sobriety, on a homeless person receiving housing.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2025

Science replicates itself by indoctrination, since scientific communities work most efficiently when they are agreed about what they are trying to do.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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