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comitology.

The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɒm.ɪˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑm.ɪˈtɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/General-American
  1. The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.

    European-Union · countable · uncountable
  2. The study of how committees could work, expand, and ramify.

    countable · humorous · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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