parapolitics noun2 •Political practices and arrangements that are unacknowledged and that intend to misinform or obfuscate a hidden agenda. •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. — 2007
