agitpunkt

noun

ag·​it·​punkt

ˈa-jət-ˌpu̇ŋ(k)t

plural -s

: an indoctrination and political propaganda center in the Soviet Union

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Russian, probably shortened from agitatsionnyĭ punkt, literally, "agitation center"

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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