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.
Pauper is an old-fashioned word for someone who is poor â really poor, like the paupers described by Charles Dickens or Mark Twain. The noun pauper has been around for over 500 years, but today, the word tends to mostly crop up in literature. If people use it in conversation, they tend to use the word self-deprecatingly. I'm sorry, I can't afford to go with you to the movies. I'm living like a pauper this week, until I get paid..