Some people see these as misspellings. I see them as whole new descriptive opportunity.
Hypocrat: n. A ruler who governs others using laws and measures that he refuses to apply to himself, esp in legal conduct.
In usage, it would not be exactly synonymous to a tyrant, who views himself as above the law. The connotation here is of someone who can't or refuses to see that a law *should* apply to him as it does to others.
Hypocracy: n. A government that systematically applies laws in a capricious and inconsistent manner, especially as it favors some and disfavors others. This favoritism can be covert or overt, but most importantly it should be based on highly objectionable, subjective, and above all, inconsistent standards.
Usages:
His steadfast refusal to allow his staff's conduct to come under scrutiny, even as he called for more surveillance of millions of people for suspicion of illegal activity, was a crowning factor in earning George W. Bush the label: hypocrat.
The hypocracy of the right wing of the Government, was as blatant as ever when, as they called for more faith-based activism and government support of religious social programmes, steadfastly and often mockingly rejected support and participation from Pagan activist groups.
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Some people see these as misspellings. I see them as whole new descriptive opportunity.
Hypocrat: n. A ruler who governs others using laws and measures that he refuses to apply to himself, esp in legal conduct.
In usage, it would not be exactly synonymous to a tyrant, who views himself as above the law. The connotation here is of someone who can't or refuses to see that a law *should* apply to him as it does to others.
Hypocracy: n. A government that systematically applies laws in a capricious and inconsistent manner, especially as it favors some and disfavors others. This favoritism can be covert or overt, but most importantly it should be based on highly objectionable, subjective, and above all, inconsistent standards.
Usages:
His steadfast refusal to allow his staff's conduct to come under scrutiny, even as he called for more surveillance of millions of people for suspicion of illegal activity, was a crowning factor in earning George W. Bush the label: hypocrat.
The hypocracy of the right wing of the Government, was as blatant as ever when, as they called for more faith-based activism and government support of religious social programmes, steadfastly and often mockingly rejected support and participation from Pagan activist groups.