茶番

Meaning

1. nadj-no
   farce; charade
2. n
   person who serves tea
3. n
   short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

Example sentences

• だが、レーガン政権と最高裁判所に潰される前でさえ、ＯＳＨＡは茶番であった。

  Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.

• あれは茶番だ。

  That's a farce.