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delayer

British  
/ diːˈleɪə /

verb

  1. (tr) to prune the administrative structure of (a large organization) by reducing the number of tiers in its hierarchy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Co-chairmen of its junior doctors' committee, Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, called Mr Barclay a "professional delayer," claiming he held the talks at the Department of Health without a mandate to negotiate.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023

And whether denier or delayer, she points out, “if they get their way, we’re toast”.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2019

Flanders mud is a potent delayer during the sloppy months of the West European winter.

From Time Magazine Archive

She knew that in what followed she could not play the part of the protector or the delayer.

From The Night Horseman by Max Brand

He found the little devil of a delayer in the paper napkin which he had nervously wadded and dropped on the floor.

From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Holman Day

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