Self-perpetuating

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing itself to continue to exist.

    "The committee was self-perpetuating: all it did was hold a meeting to decide when the next meeting was, and consume funds to do so."

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"The committee was self-perpetuating: all it did was hold a meeting to decide when the next meeting was, and consume funds to do so."

Etymology

From self- + perpetuating.

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