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Trumpocracy 

A form of democracy where politicians set their platforms according to what the lowest common denominator thinks and then half-truth their way into power; essentially telling the dumbest portion of the electorate what they want hear, no matter how obnoxious or deluded. The winner is the leader who can amass the greatest number of credulous voters. Also know as 'postruthocracy'.
The Brexiters took a leaf out of the US's book and led Britain into a Trumpocracy post-Brexit

temporary set-up 

When you break something and you don't want anyone to know it was you, so you temporarily set it up so that it looks unbroken. This way, when the next person touches it, they're under the impression that they broke it, thus setting them up.
Alyssa: So I accidentally pulled out the rubber thing that goes around the inside of the door on Evan's car, and I couldn't fix it.

Jenna: Oh? Was he pissed?

Alyssa: Well, he wasn't paying attention, and I knew Jerry was going to be getting in any second, so I did a temporary set-up and just kinda shoved it back in. Then when Jerry got in, it fell again and Evan flipped his shit at Jerry.

Jenna: Nice.
temporary set-up by freezepop March 25, 2010

Temporary Dyslexia 

The sudden, short-lived inability of a person with good typing skills to spell anything correctly when typing.
<On IRC>

Hey mna, wnna come ove aftre work?

* man, wanna, over, after
Sorry, temporary dyslexia.
Temporary Dyslexia by Llamahunter September 17, 2011

Temporary Voter 

More known as a reckless driver

Somebody who gets old enough to vote and drive cars/ride motorbikes but because of their overconfidence in their driving abilities they accidentally kill themselves before they can vote.

Credit for the term: my mother who has created this term and has been using it for years
PersonA and B waiting for the cars to go.
Person A: oh a reckless driver
Person B *looks* seems like a temporary voter
Temporary Voter by Jalwaysawake February 5, 2022

temporary suicide 

Taking a sleeping pill
as a solution to not deal with realty or boredom.
I had no plans for valentines day so I committed temporary suicide early last night.

I'm so excited about my plans tomorrow I'm going to committ temporary suicide and get some extra sleep.
temporary suicide by Marc and Jimmy November 17, 2007

temporary crush

When you like someone, but then you realize that there is no way they'll ever like you back... so to get over them you: pick a person (your temporary crush) that you are mildly attracted to as your new crush, and every time you think of that other person, think of your new crush instead just until you get over him...
"Hey, don't you like that guy?"
"Yeah, but it'll never work so I'm using a temporary crush, that guy over there."
"Nice..."