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Peter principle

Peter principle proper noun: the theory that people in an organization tend to rise (be promoted) to the level of their incompetence.

Proper noun

the Peter principle

  1. The theory that people in an organization tend to rise (be promoted) to the level of their incompetence.

Peter principle meaning in Tamil and Arabic

Peter principle in Tamil

பீட்டர் நெறிமுறை

Peter principle in Arabic

theory
مَبْدَأ بِيتَر mabdaʔ bītar, مَبْدَأ پِيتَر mabdaʔ pītar

Origin of Peter principle

Formulated by Laurence J. Peter.

Questions about Peter principle

What does Peter principle mean?
Peter principle means the theory that people in an organization tend to rise (be promoted) to the level of their incompetence.
What is Peter principle in Tamil?
Peter principle in Tamil is பீட்டர் நெறிமுறை. See Peter principle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Peter principle?
Peter principle is a proper noun.

Words near Peter principle in the dictionary

  1. Peter Pan syndrome
  2. Peter Pans
  3. Peter Parker principle
  4. peter pepper
  5. peter peppers
  6. Peter principle
  7. peter puffer
  8. peter puffers
  9. Peter the Great
  10. Peter Witt
  11. Peter Witts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Peter principle (page history and authors); peter principle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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