spectator sport

noun

any sport that can be watched by spectators, as football or basketball, usually for a fee.

spectator sport

First recorded in 1940–45

These days, authoritative feminist discourse is no longer just a spectator sport.

“This is not a gymnasium or spectator sport,” Ingram warned.

The fight, our oldest spectator sport, isn't any fun when rooting for either side feels wrong.

All the feel-good camaraderie didn't leave much room for everyone's favorite spectator sport: Oscar bashing.

In many ways, the armed conflict ended up trivialized, another soap opera or spectator sport.

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