Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deliverology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-liv-erol-o-gy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The term deliverology was originally developed in the British civil service as a gentle and light-hearted term of abuse for the process developed by the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU), which Tony Blair had me set up; we have chosen to adopt it here and give it a positive definition."
"This newfangled approach was roundly mocked as “deliverology”."

Etymology

From deliver + -o- + -logy.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does deliverology mean?: A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms.
Where does deliverology come from?: From deliver + -o- + -logy.

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