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deliverology en · NOUN

Etymology

From deliver + -o- + -logy.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms.
    • The term deliverology was originally developed in the British civil service as a gentle and light-hearted term of abuse for the process developed by the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU), which Tony Blair had me set up; we have chosen to adopt it here and give it a positive definition. 2010, Michael Barber, Deliverology 101: A Field Guide For Educational Leaders:
    • This newfangled approach was roundly mocked as “deliverology”. 2015 March 28, “Delivery man”, in The Economist: