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parapolitics

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parapolítica, from paramilitar (“paramilitary”) + política (“politics”).

  1. borrowed from parapolítica

Definitions

  1. Political practices and arrangements that are unacknowledged and that intend to misinform…

    Political practices and arrangements that are unacknowledged and that intend to misinform or obfuscate a hidden agenda.

  2. Collusion or collaboration between politicians and paramilitary groups (referring to the…

    Collusion or collaboration between politicians and paramilitary groups (referring to the 2006 Colombian parapolitics scandal).

    • And parapolitics risks weakening Mr [Álvaro] Uribe's grip on Congress. A tax reform that would have raised government revenues has been watered down.

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