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indoctrination

[in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn] / ɪnˌdɒk trəˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
propagandism
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It also became a key component of the indoctrination of the Revolutionary Guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

He might be testing me, to see how deep my indoctrination had really gone.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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