A government that claims to respect privacy rights while spying on its citizens is a hypocracy.
A government that goes to war with other nations because they fail to respect human rights, while that same government maintains offshore torture camps is a hypocracy.
A government run by drug users which executes a 'War on Drugs' is a hypocracy.
A government that goes to war with other nations because they fail to respect human rights, while that same government maintains offshore torture camps is a hypocracy.
A government run by drug users which executes a 'War on Drugs' is a hypocracy.
by wordtsar March 3, 2014
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From hypo- "below normal" and -cracy "a type of government". Coined from a misspelling of hypocrisy (claiming moral standards to which one does not conform). See also hypercracy
From hypo- "below normal" and -cracy "a type of government". Coined from a misspelling of hypocrisy (claiming moral standards to which one does not conform). See also hypercracy
Eventual recognition of the unseen consequences of state control led her to long for a hypocracy that at least did not have the pretense of being "for the people".
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1. The act of putting off work by doing a "routine" check of all your favorite Web pages, blogs, email, forums, and news sites for any updates before starting.
2. To follow random or interesting-looking links on a Web site, then following random links on the target site, until you are so far removed from the original site that your browser's "back" button can no longer help you find your way to the beginning.
Origin: Hypertext (http) + Procrastinate
1. The act of putting off work by doing a "routine" check of all your favorite Web pages, blogs, email, forums, and news sites for any updates before starting.
2. To follow random or interesting-looking links on a Web site, then following random links on the target site, until you are so far removed from the original site that your browser's "back" button can no longer help you find your way to the beginning.
Origin: Hypertext (http) + Procrastinate
1. "Sorry, boss, I didn't get that report done last night. I hypercrastinated all night."
2. "Hey, check out this cool new Webcomic I found while hypercrasting the other day!"
2. "Hey, check out this cool new Webcomic I found while hypercrasting the other day!"
by t0rp0r December 9, 2008
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The United States of America is a hypnocracy.
by Lindsee August 15, 2007
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Amber Hypercrastinated all night then showed up at my house 3 hours late, making my hypertension kick in, not because of the lateness but because of her hyperstyle of hyperexagerating everything ever.
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Hypnocracy ruled the country. The citizens believed their vote counted. Little did they know it was an illusion of choice.
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