indoctrinators
Those who program
Indoctrinators are people who teach others to accept beliefs uncritically, especially ideological or political ones.
The word carries strong negative connotations—indoctrinators don't educate, they impose: Critics accused the teachers of being indoctrinators rather than educators.
The term appears in debates about propaganda, religious instruction, and political messaging.
Spreaders of biased messaging
- lobbyistsPaid political persuaders
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- punditsExpert commentators on affairs
- commentatorsThose who analyze publicly
spokespersons · demagogues · commissars · apparatchiks · cadres · operatives · ideologues · agitators
Clergy who deliver sermons
- evangelistsZealous advocates for causes
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- proselytizersThose seeking religious converts
fundamentalists · sectarians · cultists · televangelists · imams · mullahs · rabbis · gurus
Coercively alter beliefs
- propagandistPusher of biased messaging
- cultFervent fringe group
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
- coerceObtain by intimidation
conditioning · programming · subjugate · inculcate · reeducate · conformity · totalitarian · authoritarian
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
coaxing · persuasive · compelling · argument · appeal · influence · suasion · enticement
Statement of belief
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- theologyStudy of the divine
- ideologyStructured belief framework
tenet · canon · precept · sectarianism · fundamentalism · conviction · belief · catechism
Those who teach others
- instructorsPeople who teach others
- trainersThose who coach athletes
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- coachesThose who instruct athletes
tutors · professors · lecturers · pedagogues · facilitators · advisers · counselors · schoolmasters
propagandists
Spreaders of biased messaging
- lobbyistsPaid political persuaders
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- punditsExpert commentators on affairs
commentators · spokespersons · demagogues · commissars · apparatchiks · cadres · operatives · ideologues · agitators · activists
preachers
Clergy who deliver sermons
- evangelistsZealous advocates for causes
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
proselytizers · fundamentalists · sectarians · cultists · televangelists · imams · mullahs · rabbis · gurus · zealots
brainwash
Coercively alter beliefs
- propagandistPusher of biased messaging
- cultFervent fringe group
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
coerce · conditioning · programming · subjugate · inculcate · reeducate · conformity · totalitarian · authoritarian · regime
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
manipulation · coaxing · persuasive · compelling · argument · appeal · influence · suasion · enticement · messaging
creed
Statement of belief
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- theologyStudy of the divine
ideology · tenet · canon · precept · sectarianism · fundamentalism · conviction · belief · catechism · manifesto
educators
Those who teach others
- instructorsPeople who teach others
- trainersThose who coach athletes
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
coaches · tutors · professors · lecturers · pedagogues · facilitators · advisers · counselors · schoolmasters · headmasters
- manipulatorsmanipulators, brainwashers, gaslighters, controllers, puppeteers
indoctrinatorseducators
Those who teach others
facilitators · teachers · questioners · mentors · guides
indoctrinatorsdeprogrammers
Those who reverse indoctrination
liberators · emancipators · freethinkers · skeptics · critical thinkers
indoctrinatorsquestioners
People who pose queries
skeptics · doubters · critical thinkers · freethinkers · philosophers