deliverology
English
Etymology
deliver + -ology
Noun
deliverology (uncountable)
- A method to ensure government departments implement desired reforms.
- 2010, Michael Barber, Deliverology 101: A Field Guide For Educational Leaders:
- 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.
- 2015 March 28, “Delivery man”, in The Economist:
- This newfangled approach was roundly mocked as “deliverology”.
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