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a camel is a horse designed by a committee

a camel is a horse designed by a committee proverb: too many people on one project can spoil it by having conflicting or inexperienced ideas.

Proverb

a camel is a horse designed by a committee

  1. Too many people on one project can spoil it by having conflicting or inexperienced ideas.
    • A camel is a horse designed by a committee, so we hope that this committee will—and I think it will—function appropriately.1952, Proceedings Regular Meeting, Ohio Valley Transportation Advisory Board, Pacific Northwest Advisory Board, page 24
    • And we all know the saying, which is true as well as witty, that a camel is a horse that was designed by a committee.1964, Peter and the Commissar, Allan Sherman and the Boston Pops

Examples of a camel is a horse designed by a committee in a sentence

  • If a camel is a horse designed by a committee, what is a materials policy statement prepared by seven study teams?1975, The Professional Geographer: The Journal of the Association of American Geographers, volume 27, page 132:
  • Whoever concluded that a camel is a horse designed by a committee could have similar thoughts about taxicabs.1976, Popular Science, v.209 1976 Jul-Dec:
  • To quote another ancient proverb, "A camel is a horse designed by a committee." Life or Something Like It is the movie designed by the camel.2004, Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2005, Roger Ebert, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 388:
  • "You know what they say about committees, a camel is a horse designed by a committee - Honorable Mayor Lawrence Werther, Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Mineola, New York.2011, January 5, 2011 Mineola, NY Village Meeting. original airdate January 5, 2011

Forms of a camel is a horse designed by a committee

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Origin of a camel is a horse designed by a committee

The distinguishing features of a camel, like its humps, plate-shaped feet, habitual spitting, strange shape and poor temperament, can be seen as the sort of deformities that typify the sort of ideas that committees come up with that make projects bad.

Questions about a camel is a horse designed by a committee

What does a camel is a horse designed by a committee mean?
A camel is a horse designed by a committee means too many people on one project can spoil it by having conflicting or inexperienced ideas.
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If a camel is a horse designed by a committee, what is a materials policy statement prepared by seven study teams?
What part of speech is a camel is a horse designed by a committee?
A camel is a horse designed by a committee is a proverb.

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