propaganda of the deed

Etymology
rendered into English, from  and ; a phrasal usage originating among 19th century.

Noun

 * 1) A politically motivated act of violence, meant to broadcast an ideological message and serve as catalyst to ignite a spirit of socialist revolution among the proletariat against perceived oppressors.
 * 2)  The theoretical principle of using acts of violence in the struggle to achieve radical left-wing political goals.

Usage notes

 * Older direct translations of the French phrase render more literally as, which may also be used in some general contexts for those unfamiliar with the phrase to emphasize the meaning of "propaganda by (means of) a deed"; however as a developed term of art for the anarchist precept, in native English contexts the idiomatic construction propaganda of the deed is preferred.

Translations

 * Catalan: propaganda pel fet
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 行動宣傳
 * Esperanto: propagando per agado
 * French:
 * German: Propaganda der Tat
 * Greek: έμπρακτη προπαγάνδα
 * Italian: propaganda col fatto, propaganda del fatto
 * Japanese: 行為によるプロパガンダ
 * Persian: تبلیغ اعمال
 * Polish: propaganda czynem
 * Portuguese: propaganda pela ação, propaganda pelo ato, propaganda pelo feito
 * Russian: пропага́нда де́лом, пропага́нда посту́пком
 * Spanish: propaganda por el acto, propaganda por el hecho