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group-think

group-think is the alternative form of groupthink.

Meaning of groupthink

Noun

groupthink (countable and uncountable, plural groupthinks)

  1. A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
    • At present we do not know what percentage of all national fiascoes are attributable to groupthink. Some decisions of poor quality that turn out to be fiascoes might be ascribed primarily to mistakes made by just one man, the Chief Executive. Others arise because of a faulty policy formulated by a...1973 May 28, Irving L. Janis, “Groupthink in Washington”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021

Questions about group-think

What is group-think the alternative form of?
Group-think is the alternative form of groupthink.

Words near group-think in the dictionary

  1. group therapy
  2. group velocities
  3. group velocity
  4. group-specific antigen
  5. group-theoretic
  6. group-think
  7. group-thinking
  8. groupability
  9. groupable
  10. groupage
  11. groupages

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