English Explanatory Dictionary

manufacture of consent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of managing public opinion, especially via mass media in a democratic society.

Word forms

manufacture of consent

Etymology

Coined by American journalist and political commentator Walter Lippmann in 1922.

Derived words

manufactured consent
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