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performative

adjective C2
  1. Being enacted as it is said. · Saying "I do" as part of a wedding ceremony is performative, enacting a marriage.
  2. Insincere, inauthentic or disingenuous; done solely or largely as a performance, to produce an impression or enhance one's reputation.
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