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11breadand circuses — bread and circuses pl.n. Offerings, such as benefits or entertainments, intended to placate discontent or distract attention from a policy or situation. [Translation of Latin pānem et circēnsēs, a phrase coined by the Roman poet Juvenal : pānem …
12Bread And Circuses — est le troisième album du groupe écossais The View. Liste des musiques Grace Underneath The Lights Tragic Magic Girl Life Friend Beautiful …
13bread and circuses — activities that are intended to keep people happy so that they do not complain about problems. Tax cuts are just bread and circuses designed to distract attention from the underlying economic crisis …
14bread and circuses — ► bread and circuses entertainment or political policies intended to keep the masses happy and docile. Main Entry: ↑bread …
15bread and circuses — noun plural Etymology: translation of Latin panis et circenses Date: 1894 a palliative offered especially to avert potential discontent …
16bread and circuses — something, as extravagant entertainment, offered as an expedient means of pacifying discontent or diverting attention from a source of grievance. [1910 15; trans. of L panis et circenses; from a remark by the Roman satirist Juvenal on the limited …
17bread and circuses — noun Food and entertainment provided by the state …
18bread and circuses — entertainment or political policies intended to keep the masses happy and docile. → bread …
19bread and circuses — bread′ and cir′cuses n. pl. cvb something offered so as to pacify discontent or divert attention from a grievance • Etymology: trans. of L pānis et circēnsēs; from a remark by Juvenal on the limited desires of the Roman populace …
20circus — circusy, adj. /serr keuhs/, n., pl. circuses. 1. a large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals …
