: opera of a humorous character with a happy ending and usually some spoken dialogue
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
Rather, inflation had arisen from supply chain foul-ups caused by the Covid epidemic, an act of God rendered worse by comic-opera mismanagement under President Donald Trump.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 June 2023
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
In a moment straight out of comic opera, National Security Council aides brought a goodwill chocolate cake to Tehran during a secret diplomatic mission in May 1986.
—Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
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Adjective
And it can be presented as a kind of comic-opera affair.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
Rather, inflation had arisen from supply chain foul-ups caused by the Covid epidemic, an act of God rendered worse by comic-opera mismanagement under President Donald Trump.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 June 2023
Noun
Sometimes the Chief Executive and his inner circle resemble characters in a comic opera.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
In a moment straight out of comic opera, National Security Council aides brought a goodwill chocolate cake to Tehran during a secret diplomatic mission in May 1986.
—Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
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“Comic-opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic-opera. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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