deliverology

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noun

A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms.

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Meanings

noundeliverology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms.

    This newfangled approach was roundly mocked as “deliverology”.

    2015 March 28, “Delivery man”, in The Economist
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    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.

    2010, Michael Barber, Deliverology 101: A Field Guide For Educational Leaders

Origin

From deliver + -o- + -logy.

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APA

deliverology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliverology

MLA

“deliverology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliverology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deliverology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliverology.

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