Nepocracy

1. Nepotism plus hypocrisy masquerading as Democracy. 2. Any political system where nearly all politicians are closely related to other politicians by blood or marriage.

The election of Nepocrats in Illinois, such Lisa Madigan, Richard Daley, Todd Stroger, Emil Jones, Jr and Dan Lipinski, to name but a few, makes Illinois a functioning Nepocracy.

Nepocracy by Powerless Stooge March 28, 2009

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Necrocracy

A system of government whereby the people are governed by the dead.

The people's republic of chad is a necrocracy.

Necrocracy by Dan Thompson November 17, 2003

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Nepocracy • Necrocracy • Negrocracy • Nepotocracy • neocracker • nepocrat • Nerdocracy • neurocracy • noocracy

Necrocracy

NOUN

1. Government of the dead, for the dead, by the dead.

2. Metaphorically, indicative of an inept government ruling over a powerless population and thus reinforcing a state of inertia in national affairs.

3. Control of organization by its dead members

Also Zombie Government

necros "dead" + kratos "rule

In the year 2010, Nigeria became is the world's biggest Necrocracy!

Necrocracy by Dread10ck February 26, 2010

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noocracy

noocracy n Greek noos, mind, and Greek -kratia, power or rule Ð a system of world government based of the integrated mind of civilization and its transpersonal decisions; syntellect as a ruling principle of the future society.

As the thinking matter increases its mass in nature and geo- and biosphere grow into noosphere, the future of the humanity can be envisioned as noocracy--that is the power of the collective brain rather than separate individuals representing certain social groups or society as whole.

noocracy by Mikhail Epstein November 6, 2003