Circumlocution Office Definition
noun
Any organization that wastes time on bureaucracy to the detriment of its actual business .
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Singular:
circumlocution office
Plural:
circumlocution officesOrigin of Circumlocution Office
Introduced in Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit .
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