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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

But the judges ruled RE was not taught in "an objective, critical, and pluralistic manner," and that could amount to "indoctrination".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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 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

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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