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Pravda

/ˈpɹɑːvdə/

Pravda proper noun: the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and successor papers.

Proper noun

Pravda

  1. The official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and successor papers.
    • These figures indicate that there must have been considerable wastage in the past; indeed Pravda said that “no deviation from these standards is to be permitted, however slight, and it is the duty of Party workers in factories to exercise their rights of supervision to eliminate waste.”1949 April, John Baker White, “How's Business in Russia?”, in The Atlantic
  2. Pravda.ru, a privately owned Russian news website established in 1999.
    • Pravda has described Tony Abbott as “a disturbed mind crying out for therapy”: after his threat to “shirtfront” the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in Brisbane.2014 October 14, “Pravda lashes Tony Abbott as 'disturbed' over threat to shirtfront Vladimir Putin”, in The Guardian

Noun

Pravda (plural Pravdas)

  1. (derogatory) A newspaper or other media channel seen as untrustworthy and biased towards its owners or the establishment.
    • The fundamental purpose of the Government in introducing this measure, and in turning their three kept newspapers — the three Pravdas of Fianna Fail — to the propaganda campaign, is to wipe out the Labour Party, Clann na Talmhan, Clann na Poblachta and the Independents.1959, Ireland. Oireachtas. Dáil, Parliamentary debates; official report
    • The music press is forever weeping about corporate-dominated music, but their only real contribution is their service as Pravdas of genre orthodoxy; what's "real jazz," "real blues," "real rock 'n' roll," blah blah blah.1993, Musician

Examples of Pravda in a sentence

  • The following is an editorial in today's New York Pravda.1999 February 2, John McGough, “NY Pravda: Ken Starr's Meddling”, in alt.impeach.clinton (Usenet):
  • Eric Pickles, the new local government secretary, said he wanted to axe 'the weekly town hall Pravdas' to ensure that a healthy independent local press can scrutinise the work of councils.2013, Bloomsbury Publishing, Whitaker's Shorts: Five Years in Review, A&C Black, →ISBN:
  • Clinton did not mention Cernovich, but she attacked Alex Jones, the paranoiac Texas radio host, and Breitbart.com, the Pravda of the alt-right.2016 October 31, Andrew Marantz, “Trolls for Trump”, in The New Yorker, retrieved 02 Dec 2017:
  • Unfund the CBC, Canada's Pravda and national enforcer of truth2020 January 22, Terence Corcoran, “Terence Corcoran: Unfund the CBC, Canada's Pravda and national enforcer of truth”, in The Financial...

Forms of Pravda

pluralPravdas

Origin of Pravda

Borrowed from Russian Правда (Pravda, literally “The Truth”).

Questions about Pravda

What does Pravda mean?
Pravda means the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and successor papers.
How do you use Pravda in a sentence?
The following is an editorial in today's New York Pravda.
What part of speech is Pravda?
Pravda can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Pravda?
Pravda is pronounced /ˈpɹɑːvdə/.

Words near Pravda in the dictionary

  1. praunces
  2. prauncing
  3. praus
  4. pravadoline
  5. pravastatin
  6. Pravda
  7. Pravdan
  8. Pravdas
  9. Praveen
  10. Pravia
  11. pravities

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