zombie organization
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
41
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A poorly-run, moribund, or outdated organization, especially one that cannot accomplish any meaningful goals.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see zombie, organization.; an organization of or about zombies.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "But now these zombie organizations — and you likely work in one — operate in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world."
- "The WTO will not dissolve in a series of spectacular events, dramatic conflicts and withdrawals. Instead, it will slowly die out, or turn into a "zombie” organization."
- "Instead, the university is a husk, an empty vessel, a zombie organization."
- "Even if there are low fundraising and administrative costs in a philanthropic venture, imagine what happens if the project never gets off the ground, closes down quickly, or exists in a zombie state (a zombie organization is one that is still registered and maintains its NGO status but does not function in any meaningful way) and never results in the long-term surfing lessons to underprivileged children."
- "Scholars argue that if an "institution's secretariat does not attract talented staff, it is more likely to die" or become a "zombie organization.""