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Vinony

comitology

noun

  1. study of the organization and function of committees
  2. committees and their practices considered collectively
  3. system of administrative and expert committees within the European Union
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/ / /ˌkɑm.ɪˈtɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/

noun

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

  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.