Meaning of parapolitics | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Political practices and arrangements that are unacknowledged and that intend to misinform or obfuscate a hidden agenda.
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2. Collusion or collaboration between politicians and paramilitary groups (referring to the 2006 Colombian parapolitics scandal).
   uncountable

Examples

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

“Domestically President [Álvaro] Uribe enjoys an 84% approval rating. Most Colombians support him for bringing the country from the brink of becoming a failed state and though the parapolitics scandal is important, "the sense of regaining control trumps everything," said [Michael] Shifter.”

“Right-wing paramilitaries still terrorize rural areas, and political corruption is rife; about one-third of Congress, including many allies of the president, is either accused of or in jail for engaging in "parapolitics" with the death squads.”

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