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Abilene paradoxes

Abilene paradoxes is the plural of Abilene paradox.

Meaning of Abilene paradox

Noun

Abilene paradox (plural Abilene paradoxes)

  1. The situation where a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that goes against the preferences of many or all of the individuals in the group, because the individuals choose to side with what they believe is the majority preference.

Questions about Abilene paradoxes

What is Abilene paradoxes the plural of?
Abilene paradoxes is the plural of Abilene paradox.

Words near Abilene paradoxes in the dictionary

  1. Abila
  2. abilao
  3. abilaos
  4. Abilene
  5. Abilene paradox
  6. Abilene paradoxes
  7. Abilenes
  8. Abilenian
  9. abiliment
  10. abiliments
  11. abilism

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