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English translation: managed by a committee rather than a single person


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English term or phrase:committeeized
English translation:managed by a committee rather than a single person
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
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09:38 Nov 12, 2009
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English term or phrase: committeeized
Infomercials are very powerful, and a friend of mine edits and publishes Infomercial Mar-keting Report.He has a lot of talk about the whole industry changing. It's splitting two ways andneither one are where I think the big opportunity lies. The one-shot product doesn't work anymore.Imean they can sell, you know, some hypey stuff, but all the big companies are trying to get in, thebig prestigious companies. But they're not willing to be aggressive enough to use it if it's too hands-on because it gets committeeized and all of a sudden it's just basically neutered.
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managed by a committee rather than a single person
Explanation:
A common cause of things being "watered down" - committees invariable decide on compromise rather than daring to take innovative paths
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Sheila Wilson
France
Local time: 02:04
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thank you!
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5 +10managed by a committee rather than a single person
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
managed by a committee rather than a single person


Explanation:
A common cause of things being "watered down" - committees invariable decide on compromise rather than daring to take innovative paths

Sheila Wilson
France
Local time: 02:04
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PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you!

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agree  Jenni Lukac: exactly.
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agree  Henry Schroeder: Such use of English is very amusing in my opinion.
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agree  Travelin Ann: correct interpretation; terrible source document!
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Nov 15, 2009 - Changes made by Sheila Wilson:
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