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.

by ixyk January 25, 2005

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.

by Anonymøøse December 11, 2007

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.

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

by tinky2jed March 14, 2010

Corporatocracy

Rule by an oligarchy of corporate elites through the manipulation of a formal democracy.

After the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizen's United case, the movement of the US towards a corporatocracy is complete.

by Stever51861 May 24, 2010

corporatocracy

A type of government in which huge corporations, through bribes, gifts, and the funding of ad campaigns that oppose candidates they don't like, become the driving force behind the executive, judicial and legislative branches.

"Man, since the Supreme Court ruled in January that corporations could spend trillions of dollars on election ads, this corporatocracy we're living in will really crap all over the little guy."

by jburgie April 5, 2010

corptocracy

Government of, by, and for multinational corporations.

There's a lot of talk about spreading democracy, but the world has already become a corptocracy.

by China Bob February 26, 2006