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Shamocracy

A shamocracy is any political system that pretends to be democratic without being democratic. Examples include apartheid systems, disproportional misrepresentation, and all out autocracies who call themselves "democratic".
Canada's electoral system is a shamocracy because their voting system is so disproportional that majority of Canadian votes count for nothing, and they typically get a fake-majority government that only a minority of voters support.
Shamocracy by Leif-a-roni October 12, 2016
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smarmocracy 

Government by hucksters, cheats, cronies, crooks and liars
see also: Cult45, kacistocracy
With the inauguration of Donald Trump, the US dropped all pretense of being a democratic republic and began the installation of a full blown Smarmocracy.
smarmocracy by EvilleMike June 22, 2019

Shamocracy

It is commonplace in North Africa and the Middle East to establish irremovable autocracies through the medium of shamocracy.
dictatorship autocratic autocracies sham democracy
Shamocracy by mr g money February 27, 2011

Shadeocracy 

Shadeocracy is a term Morena Vega employs in Women Warriors of the Afro-Latina Diaspora to

describe tension within Afro-descendant populations based on skin tone.
I'm from Chicago, friend, the shadeocracy Capitol of the world...
Shadeocracy by KewlGrandpa420 November 13, 2023