backdrop
/ˈbækdrɒp/ noun [C]Definition
SITUATION › the situation that an event happens in: [usually singular] The attack took place against a backdrop of rising tensions between the two communities.
CLOTH › the painted cloth at the back of a stage in a theatre
(Definition of backdrop noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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