(~es)
1.
A ~ is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different places and performs shows.
My real ambition was to work in a ~.
...~ performers.
N-COUNT
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The ~ is the show performed by these people.
My dad took me to the ~.
N-SING: the N
2.
If you describe a group of people or an event as a ~, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful.
It could well turn into some kind of a media ~.
N-SING disapproval