do-nothingism
[ doo-nuhth-ing-iz-uhm ]
noun
the policy or practice of opposing a specific measure or change simply by refusing to consider or act on proposals; deliberate obstructionism.
Origin of do-nothingism
1First recorded in 1830–40; do-nothing + -ism
Words Nearby do-nothingism
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