by committee
Through collaborative consensus
By committee describes something produced or decided through group deliberation rather than individual authorship or authority.
The phrase typically carries a negative connotation, suggesting that collective input has diluted quality or coherence: The final design looks like it was done by committee.
A camel is a horse designed by committee captures the idea that too many contributors yield something ungainly.
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
- panelDistinct flat section
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
red tape · bureaucracy · coordination · indecision · slow process · compromise · watered-down · too many cooks · stagnation · board · consensus · camel · brainstorming · group decision · inefficiency · politicization · voting · negotiation
by committeeunilaterally
By one party alone
single-handedly · by decree · autocratically · individually · independently
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