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The art or field of entertaining, especially that provided by performers.

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permissive society

Culture; Popular culture

One that is sexually and morally tolerant; used to typify the 1960s, when a number of moral and social conventions were relaxed.

planned obsolescence

Culture; Popular culture

Changing the appearance or performance of an everyday commodity, such as a refrigerator or a motor car, to encourage consumers to buy new models before the old ones have worn out.

alienation

Culture; Popular culture

The sense of estrangement and lack of meaningful connection between the individual and his or her surroundings, thought by many to be the defining condition of modem existence.

amateur

Culture; Popular culture

In sport, someone who does not compete for money. The definition has broadened this century, as athletes who are funded by educational colleges or governments may still be ...

anti-establishment

Culture; Popular culture

Opposed to rightwing or conventional values and opinions, typically those reflecting tradition and authority; see also Counter-Cultural.

apartheid

Culture; Popular culture

The policy of racial segregation, enforced by the South African government, whereby the country's white minority dominates and exploits its non-white majority.