Sunday, July 08, 2007
Timocracy
Timocracy is a form of government where you need to have a certain amount of property to qualify for office. Hmmmm. The invented meanings for timocracy were at least as dubious and all interesting. The favourite by far was brought to us by Bea N. Random. Congratulations for creating a great meaning.
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OK I'll bite. A timocracy is a government of Tims, by Tims, and for Tims.
Timocracy - Yes, I have to agree with jered, except that it must be a word for a hypothetical form of rule. As it is a highly unlikely situation that any Tim would have such authority.
Had Tim come to power in Germany instead of Hitler there wouldn't have been a World War 2 for example.
"Heil Tim!" wouldn't have carried much weight in the political world would it?!
A timocracy is a form of government based on extreme cowardice. Those elected are so terrified of public disapproval that they actually do nothing other than conduct endless meetings from which little other than interesting paper aircraft are produced. Hmmmm...sound familiar?
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Timocracy - (pronounced TIME-OKRUHSEE) is the theory that one day clocks will come alive and take over the planet. Time is not on our side, my friends, no matter what the Rolling Stones try to tell us!
I'm pretty sure it's that state you find yourself in any time you deal with ANY government agency that you wait and wait and wait some more. Yep that's Timocracy.
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Words are wonderful things:-)
Timocracy has nothing whatsoever to do with governments. It's to do with kettle drums and the noise they make.
In a symphony the timocracy is the depth of sound coming from the timpani section of the orchestra.
Timocracy describes the actions of a timocrite. This is someone who espouses high principles, but who in the end doesn't practice what he preaches out of fear (some would say common sense). Most of us are timocrites to some extent.
So, in the realist's fairy story the handsome prince sees the princess trapped in a tower that he has to scale after he's crossed the burning moat after he's killed the dragon, and thinks "Nah." Pure timocracy, but that's how handsome princes stayed that way.
Timocracy: pronounced Tim-ocur-uhsee (gr. timao - to honor, gr. ochros - yellow, Lat. acy - state of, quality) Timocracy is the condition of hyper-excitability or pleasure in browning.
Western culture is currently under the spell of timocracy, such that people dance in the streets at the sight of dark tans. Even chemically induced orange and yellow tans have been known to create fits of timochera fenzy. It is projected that by the year 2025 that timocracy will have come to its fullest peak, and all Caucasians will be disguised as darker races.
Jered is on the right track. However, Timocracy is not the rule of all Tims, but of Tim Horton's donut shops over all other donut shops.
Any other Canadians on here...? :-)
Timocracy is the complete takeover of an ecosystem by any one species of plant or animal. The name is a combination of the first letters of "Tyranny In Major" (TIM) and cracy (meaning rule by).
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
My meaning was what jared said. Very funny -- whether it's from me or not!
For me word would be related to the Spanish word "timo" (swindle), so it is a false government, a pretended democracy to mislead the people with promises which aren't gonna be kept, as in many places in the world these days.
Timocracy (n)- a country whose whole economy runs off timber. Timber is the huge and only export and is even used as currency. Once the country is out of timber, their economy and government will collapse, and larger, nearby countries will invade the weak country. This could be stopped if they made sure they didn't run out of trees, but usually the members of a timocracy are too busy reveling in their timber-selling wealth to think about running out of it, which is why no more timocracies exist today.
Yes, I absolutely second the motion! Timocracy is the rule of Tim Horton's in Canada (even 'double-double' is in the Canadian dictionary). Canada is definitely a Timocracy.
The other meaning of Timocracy (inspired by a real Tim): When Tim, the boss, does it HIS way, no matter what. Consults, holds meetings, asks for feedback (meaning: approval) and then does it his way anyway. It's Tim's way or the highway :) In true Timocracy style!
Best wishes :)
Julia
The timocrats are a cult. They're a renegade group of socialist-minded movie fans who have refused to bow down to the supremacy of the Lion king..
According to them, too much power is vested in the comparatively unfunny Simba and his humorless predecessor King Mufasa.
This cult works overtime for the cause of returning power to the lower animals of the Pride Lands, such as Timon - the meerkat and thereby establishing a complete Timocracy!
They have pledged to stop at nothing to achieve this end, and strictly adhere to the philosophy of 'Hakuna Matata!'
A timocracy (n.) is a gathering of bureaucrats, all of whom are named Tim. They generally meet to bemoan the fact that not only do they have one of the world's most boring jobs, but also one of the world's most boring names too. Timocracies are best avoided by non-timocrats.
(Apologies to any Tim's out there!)
Timocracy is the form of government practiced far upriver from London where its great river is not yet large enough to be designated by a plural.
Timocracy-
Timocracy is simply the act of a person or animal, (living thing of such) named Tim believing in democracy. Tim may be also against republicans.
This word came from the time when Tims all around the world would get together and govern a region of some such.
Timocracy; a secret government run by timid people, which no one ever sees or hears about because they are so shy.
I think I know this one. It is a state described by Plato as being goverened on principles of honor and military glory.
Could it be a mispronunciation or misspellng of EMOcracy or TIVOcracy?
yayy for aviva and hello from Julia for Timocracy all across Canada. Timbits rule!
Me thinks that Tim o cracy...You'd be crazy too if you had to read all these definitions.
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