Noun. 1. psyop-military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments. psychological operation. military operation, operation-activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); it was a joint operation of the navy and air force.
in the 17 or 1800's a tax came out which everyone, except paupers, were legally bound to pay. If you were a 'pauper' (someone without means and very poor), you were exempt. Many people registered themselves as paupers.
The estimate made last year of the number of persons debarred from receiving pensions by pauper disqualification who would during the current quarter obtain pensions was about 230,000. From the Hansard archive