Pp: Plutocracy

1. Government by the wealthy.

2. A wealthy class that controls a government.

3. A government or state in which the wealthy rule.

In Context:
Peel's late conduct on the Catholic question, innocent of future gold-fields, and of that gorgeous plutocracy which has so nobly exalted the necessities of genteel life.Middlemarch by Eliot, George

Ss: Seldon Crisis

'Seldon Crises' planned and predetermined disaster with only one possible solution, (by Hari Seldon (after whom they were named)) as devices for controlling the flow of events in connection to the Government and the Governments Constitution.

Ll: Lame Duck

n.

1.

a. An elected officeholder or group continuing in office during the period between failure to win an election and the inauguration of a successor.

b. An officeholder who has chosen not to run for reelection or is ineligible for reelection.

2. An ineffective person; a weakling.

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lame-duck (lmdk) adj.

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Lame ducks come back to Washington this week and they're not going to do much.The days and weeks ahead in Washington by Bernard, Roger

Jj: Journeyman

n.

1. One who has fully served an apprenticeship in a trade or craft and is a qualified worker in another's employ.

2. An experienced and competent but undistinguished worker.

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[Middle English journeiman : journei, a day's work; see journey + man, man; see man.]

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Bb: Blue Dog

Southern Democrats who still hold to the conservative values of the Democratic Party.