James is the president of his own fart dictatorship when he uses his secret weapon to disperse a crowd at a movie theater (with great power comes great responsibility).
The notion of a group or company wide innovation culture - but where only the CEO or a single leader monopolizes what are 'good ideas' and rejects or doesn't listen to ideas from elsewhere - yet professes to wanting everyone to be innovative.
Classic culture fail in a pandemic world - appearing more in bricks and mortar companies in the LA area wanting to behave like a tech start up - but where the leaders have no innovative ideas but can't let go of the control
"I'vegot a Dictatorvation meeting with the boss at 3pm'
1 : The office of dictator. 2 : Autocratic rule, control, or leadership. 3 a : A form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique. b : a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated. c : a despotic state.
The country suffered for many years under his dictatorship.
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were dictators.
The necessary transitionary stage between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory. A state controlled and wielded by the proletariat used to dismantle bourgeois control. Not to be confused with a normal dictatorship.
A form of government where the candidate is elected by popular vote but rarely or never actually enacts any policies that reflect the actual wishes of the constituency. The elected representative can either use subtle diplomacy to deflect criticsm, arrange for various forms of distraction to divert public attention, or be brazen in publicly declaring that policy will be different to popularopinion. Coined by Tim Francis in 2005.
The United States Federal Goverment's track record in regards to foreign policy and engaging military conflict could lead one to the conclusion that it has evolved into a democratic dictatorship. The same could be said for both the Federal Australian and UK governments to some extent, particularly in relation to Iraq and the Kyoto Agreement.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.