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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
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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
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Cockocracy 

The political power of the penis within a hierarchal structure, normally between men.
Size matters in the cockocracy of the locker room
Cockocracy by Cockcrocratic April 12, 2014

crapocracy 

Anything that is so full of crap that it ceases to function normally.
The corporation I work for is a crapocracy.
crapocracy by theauthormarkwilkins October 10, 2017

corporocracy 

A system of governance ruled by corporate interests, under the guise of democracy.
The United States is not a democracy, it is a corporocracy.
corporocracy by ixyk January 25, 2005

corptocracy 

There's a lot of talk about spreading democracy, but the world has already become a corptocracy.
corptocracy by China Bob February 26, 2006
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