comitology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.
  2. The study of how committees could work, expand, and ramify.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒm.ɪˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/ /ˌkɑm.ɪˈtɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-comitology.wav

Word forms

comitology comitologies commitology

Etymology

From committee + -ology, introduced by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in humorous essays published in The Economist.

Derived words

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