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zombie organizations

zombie organizations is the plural of zombie organization.

Meaning of zombie organization

Noun

zombie organization (plural zombie organizations)

  1. A poorly-run, moribund, or outdated organization, especially one that cannot accomplish any meaningful goals.
    • Actually, only sixteen of them were visibly operating, and if that fact got out, susceptible Generous Givers might think the DDD was a zombie organization, and quit giving.1943, Sinclair Lewis, Gideon Planish, page 361
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see zombie, organization.; an organization of or about zombies.
    • The question as to what drives zombie organization has been fiercely debated.2009, Alison Pullen, Carl Rhodes, Bits of Organization, page 186

Questions about zombie organizations

What is zombie organizations the plural of?
Zombie organizations is the plural of zombie organization.

Words near zombie organizations in the dictionary

  1. zombie mortgage
  2. zombie mortgages
  3. zombie network
  4. zombie networks
  5. zombie organization
  6. zombie organizations
  7. zombie out
  8. zombie path
  9. zombie paths
  10. zombie process
  11. zombie processes

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