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groupthinks

groupthinks is the plural 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 groupthinks

What is groupthinks the plural of?
Groupthinks is the plural of groupthink.

Words near groupthinks in the dictionary

  1. groupsets
  2. groupspeak
  3. groupthink
  4. groupthinker
  5. groupthinkers
  6. groupthinks
  7. groupuscular
  8. groupuscule
  9. groupuscules
  10. groupware
  11. groupwide

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