Death By Committee

What is Death By Committee?


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The slow, painful death of a project prior to completion due to its assignment to a committee. May occur due to squabbling, apathy, or a lack of individual accountability among the members.

The club's idea to make a website suffered from death by committee when all of the members assumed someone else would make it.

See committee, apathy, squabble, groupthink


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