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Introduced in Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
circumlocution office
Today it means: Any organization that wastes time on bureaucracy to the detriment of its actual business. Full definition →
Today it means: Any organization that wastes time on bureaucracy to the detriment of its actual business. Full definition →
Introduced in Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.