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propaganda by the deed

noun

Etymology

Calque of French propagande par le fait, from propagande (“propaganda”) and fait (“deed, act, action”); a phrasal usage originating among 19th century insurrectionary anarchist communists.

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of propaganda of the deed.

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