a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.

to mock or ridicule in a lampoon

to lampoon important leaders in the government.

verb

applaud , approve , praise , support

noun

burlesque , caricature , invective , pasquil , pasquinade , pastiche , ridicule , roast * , send-up , skit , squib , takedown , takeoff * , lampoonery

verb

burlesque , caricature , jape , mock , parody , pasquinade , put on * , rail , roast * , satirize , send up * , squib , take off * , travesty , defame , farce , libel , roast , satire , spoof , takeoff