government stroke

noun

The deliberately slow pace of work supposed to be typical of government workers.

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Meanings

noun
  1. AustraliaslangThe deliberately slow pace of work supposed to be typical of government workers.

    Why not just leave things as they are and say, "We are going to run this government organisation efficiently; we are going to make sure that the government stroke has disappeared, that the managers are on the ball and that the customers get good service".

    1991 December 2, Donald Bowman, debate before the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  2. AustraliahistoricalobsoleteslangThe amount work that a convict was required to complete each day.
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