comitology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkɑm.ɪˈtɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (General-American)
- /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From committee + -ology, introduced by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in humorous essays published in The Economist.
Meanings
- (European-Union, countable, uncountable) The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.
- (countable, humorous, uncountable) The study of how committees could work, expand, and ramify.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commitology | alternative | lexicographic | |
| comitologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (14)
da komitologi (art of resolving issues by committees) · es comitología (art of resolving issues by committees) · it comitologia (art of resolving issues by committees) · sv sometimes kommittébestämmelser (art of resolving issues by committees) · fr comitologie (art of resolving issues by committees) · nl comitologie (art of resolving issues by committees) · el επιτροπολογία (art of resolving issues by committees) · sv kommittésystem (art of resolving issues by committees) · de Komitologie (art of resolving issues by committees) · cs komitologie (art of resolving issues by committees) · ru комитоло́гия f комиссоло́гия (art of resolving issues by committees) · sv kommittéförfarande (art of resolving issues by committees) · pt comitologia (art of resolving issues by committees) · fi komitologia (art of resolving issues by committees)