Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

performative authoritarianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: per-for-ma-tive au-thor-i-tar-i-an-ism
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

10

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"2020 July "Michael Arceneaux" "https://www.essence.com/op-ed/donald-trump-operation-legend/" 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."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does performative authoritarianism mean?: 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.

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