bread and circuses
US /brɛd ənd ˈsɜrkəsɪz/
・UK /bred ənd ˈsɜ:ksɪzɪz/
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idm.Superficial appeasement to distract from important issues.
The government provided bread and circuses to keep the public happy.
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Automated Economy Explained: Mechanics of a Basic Income
- In 122 BC, Gaius Gracchus initiated a policy that would later be known as Bread and Circuses.
In 122 BC, Gaius Gracchus initiated a policy that would later be known as Bread and Circuses.
- that would later be known as "Bread and Circuses."
that would later be known as "Bread and Circuses."