indoctrination
n.the process of teaching someone to believe in a specific set of ideas or a particular group. It often happens in schools or by governments to shape how people think.
n.the systematic instruction of a person or group to accept a set of beliefs or values, often associated with political or religious ideology. Frequently implies a lack of critical thinking or an attempt to suppress dissent.
“The school's curriculum includes a lot of political indoctrination.”
“Critics of the new policy argue that it represents a form of ideological indoctrination for young students.”
“The historical study of totalitarian regimes often focuses on the mechanisms of indoctrination used to ensure absolute loyalty to the state and its leaders.”
“The effect of political and religious indoctrination on young minds resembles a slow-release poison.”
“Besides concerns over indoctrination, parents supported independent schools because the growth of religious schools “caus[ed] an enormous financial burden on the immigrant community,” which was expected to fund these institutions, she explains.”
First attested in 1646; from indoctrinate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.