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To force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel. To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly.

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Coerce

Coerce sb (INTO DOING STH.)

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Not openly practised, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown.

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Covert

coll: COVERT FORMS OF VIOLENCE

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Disposed to or characterized by violent or destructive behavior. Marked by an aggressive disposition; savage.

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Vicious

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To eject from a position or place; force out.

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Oust

coll: TO OUST (A BRUTAL REGIME)

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To bring about the downfall or destruction of, especially by force or concerted action.

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Overthrow

coll: OVERTHROW (A GOVERNMENT)

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An extreme bellicose nationalist; a person who supports an extreme type of nationalism, characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; a chauvinistic patriot.

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JINGOIST

(AN ULTRA-RIGHT) JINGOIST

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(term) An armed police force organized like a military unit.

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Constabulary force

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To kill (people) in large numbers; massacre. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.

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Slaughter

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(ADJ)
(often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting

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MAINSTREAM (ADJ)

conventional or mainstream behaviour/morality
be / seem mainstream
extremely / fairly / very mainstream or conventional

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(N)
the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted.

corriente principal, cultura dominante

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MAINSTREAM (N)

COLL:
cultural / political mainstream
enter / hit / join the mainstream
in the mainstream
within the mainstream
into the mainstream

EX: “His radical views place him outside the mainstream of American politics.”
“He was never part of the literary mainstream as a writer.”

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remaining
​slow to end or disappear

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lingering

COLL:
lingering bitterness / death / doubt / pain / happiness
a painful and lingering death
a last lingering look
lingering doubts
a lingering smell of machine oil

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evidence that is scientific; it is observable.

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empirical evidence

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Evidence that is like “word of mouth”; it is based on personal experiences.

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anecdotal evidence

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​(of light) so bright that you cannot see for a short time

impressing somebody very much

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dazzling

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[usually singular] a group or collection of things or people, often one that is large or impressive

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array

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a broad / endless / extensive / vast / dazzling array
boast/carry/contain arrays of

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strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe

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cogent

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cogent observation / argument / reason / summary

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​done by accident, without being intended

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inadvertent

“an inadvertent omission”
“inadvertent influence”

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“in relation to
in comparison with

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vis-à-vis

Britain’s role vis-à-vis the United States

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​extremely unwilling to spend money

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parsimonious

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(of people) easy to control; willing to be influenced by somebody/something

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amenable

coll: “amenable to sth
to be / prove / seem amenable
highly / most / particularly amenable”

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showing that you think that you are better than other people and do not take them sariously

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Sadonic

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a sadonic smil / sadonic comment / sadonic gleam

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ideas or statements that may be false or present only one side of an argument that are used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc.

(biased information to promote certain ideas)

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Propaganda

coll:
government / official / party propaganda
to broadcast / counter / spread propaganda
propaganda battle / campaign / effort
propaganda about / against sth

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lacking seriousness, depth, or influence.

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Light-weight

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very thin

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wafer-thin

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(of objects) very thin and delicate

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Paper-thin

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a group of separate companies that agree to increase profits by fixing prices and not competing with each other

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Cartel

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[uncountable] the loss of other people’s respect and approval because of the bad way somebody has behaved

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Disgrace

coll:
in disgrace The swimmer was sent home from the Olympics in disgrace.
in disgrace with somebody Sam was in disgrace with his parents.
disgrace in doing something There is no disgrace in being poor.

fall into disgrace
bring disgrace
be sent home in disgrace

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without a sharp edge or point
(of a person or remark) very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite

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Blunt

coll: a blunt knife

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“completely unreasonable, especially in a way that shocks or annoys you

​unusual in a way that is silly or that shocks you”

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Preposterous

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a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing

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Derivative

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“to make somebody feel shy, uncomfortable or ashamed, especially in a social situation
embarrass somebody Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.”

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embarrass

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antithetical (to something) opposite to or completely different from something

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antithetical

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spoken communication as a means of transmitting information.
Word of mouth is the passing of information from person to person using oral communication, which could be as simple as telling someone the time of day. Storytelling is a common form of word-of-mouth communication where one person tells others a story about a real event or something made up.

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Word-of-mouth

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where a company owns the suppply chain, for example, when Hollywood owned the studios that produced films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. More commonly, media conglomerates own companies that make related products such as film, tv, and video games. Technically, this is horizontal integration, but the principle is the same: to reduce risk by diversifying.

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Vertical Integration

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recording schedules television and watching at a different time

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timeshift watching

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the music has been commissioned specifically for the drama to fit its tone and particular scenes, and runs throughout the drama rather tahn using existing music

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through-composed music

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lovers of technology a nd shiny machines

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technophiles

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a trailer released early in the marketing campaign to elicit audience curiosity about a film.

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teaser trailer

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a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format. Comparison of some newspaper sizes with metric paper sizes. Approximate nominal dimensions are in millimetres.

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Tabloid

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a tv or radio schedule that repeats the same programme at the same time every day

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Stripped schedule

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a commonly repeated generalisation about a group, event or institution that carries judgements, either positive or negative, and assumes any example of this group, event or institution will fit the stereotype. This generalisation is inaccurate bc it is an over-simplification, even if it is based in reality. It can refer to a representation that comprises a simple stereotyped characteristic rather than a complex and individualised set of characteristics.

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Stereotyping

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theory that suggests that the communications media, through their ability to identify and publicise issues, play a pivotal role in shaping the problems that attract attention from governments and international organisations, and direct public opinion towards specific issues.

Esta teoría postula que los medios de comunicación de masas tienen una gran influencia sobre el público al determinar qué asuntos poseen interés informativo y cuánto espacio e importancia se les da.

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Agenda-setting theory

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sound from within the fictional world (diegesis). In music videos, for example, diegetic sound may be used when there is no music playing.

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Diegetic sound

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______________ or information disorder is false or misleading information presented as news. ___________ often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue.

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Fake news

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placing brands in media products for payment. These might be props, brands feauting perhaps as background advertisement, branded vans or shops

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Product Placement

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consumers who are producers at the same time

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Prosumers

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measuting audiences defined by tastes, attitudes and psychological traits. There is no agreed system of classification for this.

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psychographics

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counters the idea of fixed and stable genders and sexualities (e.g. Butler’s idea of gender being performative). Includes demands for LGBT rights and celebration of gender and sexual diversity.

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Queer ideology

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filling all available cinemas simultaneously with a blockbuster film on its opening weekend in order to create a cultural event and crowd out other films.

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Saturation distribution

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watching a media product and texting or posting about it simultaneously. Tends to encourage live tv viewing, so is important for the future of linear (scheduled) television

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second screening

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a media form normally consumed while doing sth else

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secondary medium

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an individual (or a small team) usually a writer-producer, who places a personal stamp on a drama and gives it an “authored” quality.

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Showrunner

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a line of text or boxes (sometimes called skyboxes) above the masthead promoting a newspaper.

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skyline

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a narrative in which a story develops from episore to episore leading to a narrative resolution in the final episode (as opposed to series narratives, which have resolutions at the end of each episode, though some series narratives also offer some serial narrative arcs).

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Serial narrative

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a product that starts small but builds up a large audience through word of mouth

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sleeper hit

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how audiences use the media to help their social interactions, tofeel they are members of society, or as a substitute for real social interaction.

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social needs

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the set of conventions by which audiences accept a representation as reflecting real social conditions, esp the plight of the poor nad powerless. The term may imply the depiction of a social group or social truth that is under-represented in other media products.

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social realism

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a body established by law and charged with carrying out a duty for the state. Ofsted, which regulates radio and tv, is a statutory body. IPSO and Impress, which regulate newspapers, are not.

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statutory body

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__________ or popular opinion, is the collective opinion on a specific topic or voting intention relevant to society. It is the people’s views on matters affecting them.

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PUBLIC OPINION

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(v)
to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen

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hinder (sth)
dificultar, entorpecer el proceso de algo

ex: mass media can hinder political transparency as well as help it.

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It refers to newspapers, radio stations, TV channels, and other media that are deemed to serve a political or economic elite and influence the political agenda of other mass media. According to Noam Chomsky’s Propaganda Model, “the _______ __________ set a framework within which others operate”

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The elite media

58
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traditional or established broadcasting or publishing outlets.

used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought. The term is used to contrast with alternative media.

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mainstream media

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to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space. ​to fill a place so that other people or things are kept out

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CROWD OUT
crowd somebody/something out

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(N)
skill in getting a lot of attention and doing things in a way that entertains people

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SHOWMANSHIP

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(TERM) AUDIENCE ______________

​meaning of the word missing from the term: not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it
Syn: shortage

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AUDIENCE SCARCITY

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(N)
​the quality of saying what you think openly and honestly

syn: frankness, honesty, sincerity

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CANDOUR

ex:
The point of the media event os to encourage watching. The media event is a form of political exhibitionism that simulates effective governance and personal candour.

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to strongly criticize somebody/something, especially publicly

SYN: CONDEMN

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DECRY

Many people have noted and decried the mass media’s increasing intrusion into the private lives of public figures.

The measures were decried as useless.

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(N)
something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often considered wrong or offensive

ESPAÑOL: parodia, farsa, burla

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TRAVESTY

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(N)
​a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed

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CHAGRIN

ex: To my chagrin, nobody wanted to hear me sing.

66
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(TERM)
​careful and complete examination of the public

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PUBLIC SCRUTINY

Ex: The documents should be available for public scrutiny.

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a state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under control

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FRENZY

ex: Once a story has been inserted into public discussion, the incentives of media actors follow a familiar logic: Because journalists believe that certain kinds of stories are more likely to gain valuable and limited audience attention than others, they must respond when other journalists produce stories likely to garner the lion’s share of attention because of their salacious or dramatic elements. The result is a self-amplifying focus or a “feeding frenzy” around certain topics.

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(n)
the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group, society or person

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ETHOS

the transparency of ethos
an ethos of public service
the carefree Californian ethos
Teaching was central to his ethos.

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(N) the self-deluded idea that by liking, sharing, or retweeting something you are helping out.

[uncountable]
​working to achieve political or social change by using the internet to carry out actions that are thought to require little effort or time

syn: clicktivism

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SLACKTIVISM

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(N) [uncountable] ​the state of being very impressed with somebody’s intelligence, beauty, etc

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BEDAZZLEMENT

Example: The speed of technological change is not likely to slacken, and it may hold us in a state of constant bedazzlement.
Coll: to stare/look at sb IN bedazzlement.

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(Verb)

[usually passive] ​to impress somebody very much with intelligence, beauty, etc.
En español: deslumbrar

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BEDAZZLE

example: He was so bedazzled by her looks that he couldn’t speak.

Coll: to be bedazzled (by somebody/something)

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(VERB)
[intransitive, transitive] to gradually become, or to make something become, slower, less active, less productive, etc

SYN: RELAX

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SLACKEN

COLL:
to slacken a little
to slacken slightly
to slacken a bitº
to slacken off

Exmaples:
The speed of technological change is not likely to slacken, and it may hold us in a state of constant bedazzlement.

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