Circumlocution Office Definition

noun

Any organization that wastes time on bureaucracy to the detriment of its actual business .

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Noun

Singular:
circumlocution office
Plural:
circumlocution offices

Origin of Circumlocution Office

  • Introduced in Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit .

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