do-nothingism

[ doo-nuhth-ing-iz-uhm ]

noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1830–40; do-nothing + -ism

Words Nearby do-nothingism

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