performative authoritarianism
A display of authoritarian force by a government, particularly when unnecessary, as a…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable