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La satire
Writing or drawing that ridicules power in order to criticise it. Often qualified as féroce or mordante.
Examples in context
Ce journal publie une satire féroce du pouvoir.
This paper publishes a fierce satire of those in power.
La satire politique a une longue tradition ici.
Political satire has a long tradition here.
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