English Dictionary

performative authoritarianism

名詞

不可算名詞

A display of authoritarian force by a government, particularly when unnecessary, as a means to convince or coerce the media and the population into believing that the government has control in matters of law and order.

日本語の意味

政府が法と秩序の維持を主張するため、特に必要でない場面において、権威主義的な力をあらわに示す行為

The government's nightly parades and televised raids were nothing more than performative authoritarianism meant to intimidate journalists and reassure nervous citizens.

政府の夜ごとのパレードやテレビ中継された家宅捜索は、ジャーナリストを威圧し不安な市民を安心させるための見せかけの権威主義に過ぎなかった。

意味（1）

A display of authoritarian force by a government, particularly when unnecessary, as a means to convince or coerce the media and the population into believing that the government has control in matters of law and order.

I also have doubts that the distinction between what constitutes “performative authoritarianism” and regular authoritarianism matters to the people who have been reportedly bashed over the head, tear-gassed, and in select cases, hauled off to undisclosed locations.