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indoctrination

[in-dok-truh-nay-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

One well-known study into Nazi-era education found that school-based indoctrination could have long-lasting effects, particularly when reinforced by the wider social environment.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

For Shipka, it was her true indoctrination into this wild world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

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

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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