fete

noun

1. A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.

   “The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds.”

   “She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin, the Long Island congressman who, like Boebert and Staten Island Representative Nicole Malliotakis, were among the cohort of coup supporters who did not vote to certify the 2020 election results—and are now fundraising off a presumptive “Trump’s Majority” in advance of next year’s midterms.”

2. A feast, celebration or carnival.

verb

1. (passive, transitive, usually)To celebrate (a person).

   “Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.”

   “Saxophonist Pete Wareham, his friend and collaborator in Polar Bear and the critically feted groups Acoustic Ladyland and Fulborn Teversham, soon punctures that idea.”

   “In another LRB review, he had written after reading Martin Amis’s latest, elsewhere feted as a glorious return to form: “I read The Zone of Interest straight through twice from beginning to end and it feels like I’ve read nothing at all.””

   “For three days Emmanuel Macron was wooed and fêted by Donald Trump, treated to marching bands and banquets.”