groupthink
Americannoun
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the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
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the lack of individual creativity, or of a sense of personal responsibility, that is sometimes characteristic of group interaction.
noun
Etymology
Origin of groupthink
1950–55; group + think 1, on the model of doublethink
Example Sentences
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In 2016, Warsh participated in a conversation I moderated for the National Association of Business Economics, in which he argued such groupthink External link needed to be challenged.
From Barron's
“There was a groupthink happening, a hierarchy,” she said, all the way up to a “queen bee.”
Zombies doubling as a metaphor for consumerism or groupthink?
From Salon
You then tend to have groupthink and bubbles that form, bubbles that are associated with their own kinds of mythologies and ideologies.
From Salon
Many times, groupthink and herd mentality can prevent bad ideas from being spotted and canceled before they become larger failures.
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