Deliverology
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From deliver + -o- + -logy.
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