Political theater

/pəlˈɪtɪkəl θˈiətə/

/pəlˈɪɾɪkəl θˈiəɾɚ/

Political theater

type of theater that focuses on political themes and issues, often aimed at advocating social change or critiquing the status quo

Examples

1. This is not political theater at all.

2. Luckily, there's a lot of political theater that goes on.

3. And he introduced a great deal of political theater into running for office.

4. And the idea behind the piece was that the State of the Union address is a piece of political theater.