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bread and circuses
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Japanese Meaning
国家が国民をなだめるために提供する食料と娯楽、つまり、政治権力が民衆の不満をそらすために与える食事や娯楽を指す。 / 民衆を注意散漫にし、支配を維持するための大々的な娯楽行事や政策を意味する。
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Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people. / (by extension) Grand spectacles staged or statements made to distract and pacify people.
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bread and circuses
The government relied on bread and circuses to distract the public from rising inequality.
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The government relied on bread and circuses to distract the public from rising inequality.
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