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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

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

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

If I ran a high school, I would include stuff like this in the first-day indoctrination.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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