Munico

Usage:
Noun: "Municos like Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch illustrate the dangers of concentrated global influence."
Adjective: "The municocratic policies of the government favor foreign elites over local citizens."
Verb: "Critics claim the nation's economy was municized by global corporate interests."

Munico (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈmyoo-nɪ-koʊ/
Plural: Municos

Definition:
A multinational immigrant corporate oligarch who wields disproportionate economic, social, and political power in a foreign nation, often undermining democratic principles and governance.

Etymology:
Coined by Beach Beauchamp in From Insanity to Infinity - Diary of a Queer Madman, the term combines:

Multinational: Operations or influence spanning multiple nations.
Immigrant: Foreign origin and presence.
Corporate oligarch: Wealthy elite with significant control over corporations and systems.
Forms:

Singular: Munico
Plural: Municos
Adjective: Municocratic ("A municocratic approach undermines democracy.")
Verb: Municize ("The economy was municized by corporate elites.")
Examples:

Elon Musk: A South African-born entrepreneur influencing U.S. industries like Tesla, SpaceX, and X/Twitter.
Rupert Murdoch: An Australian media mogul shaping discourse through Fox News and The Times.

by cowboyneok November 21, 2024