Clientitis

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The situation where an organization's resident in-country staff come to regard the officials and people of the host country as "clients", and thus lose touch with the norms and aims of their home country. slang, uncountable

    "Their relationship with the governments in their region is usually one of warmth and understanding, often described as “clientitis” or “clientism.”"

Synonyms

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clientismclientismlocalitislocalitis

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"Their relationship with the governments in their region is usually one of warmth and understanding, often described as “clientitis” or “clientism.”"

Etymology

From client + -itis.

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