circumlocution office
nounEtymology
Introduced in Charles Dickens' novel Little Dorrit.
Definitions
Any organization that wastes time on bureaucracy to the detriment of its actual business.
Alternative letter-case form of circumlocution office.
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Vish — recursive loop
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