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corpocracy 

1. Often disguised as a democracy or a constitutional monarchy, a corpocracy is when a country is run by big business, either

a. Indirectly (a common occurrence). Usually the result of pandemic corruption or gradual erosion of a nation's checks and balances on the executive branch of government; to the point where greed takes precedence over your representative's morals.

or

b. Directly (currently theoretical). There are few companies with the capital to afford starting their own direct corpocracy.

2. America's actual system of government.
1a. I highly doubt that Congress would willingly label America a corpocracy, but honesty isn't exactly their strong point.

1b. Microsoft has enough money to buy a small country, thus forming the first direct corpocracy.

2. America became a corpocracy when both the Republicans and the Democrats dropped all pretence at serving the nation's best interests; opting to take bribes from the defence industry, large oil companies, and Hollywood instead.
corpocracy by Anonymøøse December 11, 2007

corpocracy 

The style of politics we have now in America, where corporations run the "democracy" of the country.
The fiscal bailouts prove that America is now a corpocracy.

America is of the corporations, for the corporations, and by the corporations.
corpocracy by batdarl February 28, 2009

corpocracy 

While by law the U.S. is a republic, the government is actually a Corpocracy - democracy by the corporations. Corporations vote by paying politicians and political parties to put forward their agenda. The term is also endearing because of the similarity to the word "Hipocrisy".
Joe: I'm happy we live in a democracy.

Ed: Actually, the U.S. is a republic, do your homework.

DeShaun: Well, by law the U.S. is supposed to be a republic, but in actuality it is a Corpocracy - democracy by corporations.

All: Tru Dat
corpocracy by tinky2jed March 14, 2010
Word of the Day on January 30, 2022

crimocracy 

A combination or acceptance of a governing party or relationship with the institutions as a fundamental datum, based on mafia style such as having a form of justice of its own and uses murder as a punishment and not as a crime.
I'd stay out of Russia or any other FSR (Former Soviet Republic) because their government is a crimocracy.
crimocracy by Mattman85208 December 10, 2008

coprocracy

A coprocracy is a form of government that endeavors to treat its citizens really shitty.
Nazi Germany was a total coprocracy.
coprocracy by Cranberry Bob January 30, 2022

Consumocracy 

Capitalism on the consumer end-- the ability of consumers to control the quality, price, and ethical production standards of the goods that they buy through the free market system. Essentially, it is voting with your money. If enough people decide they are unhappy with a product, they can opt not to buy it, and force the company to change their policies. It is an unwritten safety net regulation that consumers in a free market can fall back on if all else fails.
Some of the more notable examples of the results of Consumocracy include dolphin-safe tuna, child-labor-free manufacturing, the growing disappearance of MSG and HFC from food products, healthier fast food menu options, and more.
Consumocracy by MongooseFarmer July 23, 2011