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パンとサーカス
1. [exp,n] {politics}
▶ bread and circuses



History:
6. A 2024-03-14 00:05:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
5. A* 2024-03-13 09:12:25  Marcus Richert
  Comments:
愚民政策 has a more specific meaning (it's an entry)
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11 @@
-<gloss>bread and circuses (metaphor for stupid people's policies)</gloss>
+<gloss>bread and circuses</gloss>
4. A 2024-03-13 07:05:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijs: 現代では愚民政策の比喩としても用いられる。
  Comments:
I guess we can just follow Daijisen.
  Diff:
@@ -10 +10,2 @@
-<gloss>bread and circuses</gloss>
+<field>&politics;</field>
+<gloss>bread and circuses (metaphor for stupid people's policies)</gloss>
3. A* 2024-03-12 22:24:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/パンとサーカス
パンとサーカス	4633
  Comments:
I can't see this being used in political contexts in Japanese. The WWW hits seem to be either to the original Latin, or to popular music.
  Diff:
@@ -10,2 +9,0 @@
-<field>&politics;</field>
-<misc>&id;</misc>
2. A* 2024-03-12 08:19:18 
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10 @@
+<field>&politics;</field>
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