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indoctrination

[in-dok-truh-nay-shuhn] / ɪnˌdɒk trəˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
propagandism
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Netanyahu told the media last week that the suspect had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

Then came the “fantastic indoctrination into the West Coast scene,” Townshend says of hanging out with Jimi Hendrix and the Mamas and the Papas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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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