self-perpetuation
Sustaining one's existence
Self-perpetuation is the act or tendency of something to continue or renew itself indefinitely.
Bureaucracies are often accused of self-perpetuation—existing mainly to preserve their own existence rather than serve their original purpose.
The committee's self-perpetuation became its primary function.
The term applies to institutions, systems, behaviors, or cycles that sustain themselves without external intervention.
Sustained effort capacity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- durabilityResistance to wear
- longevityDuration of existence
survival · preservation · maintenance · continuation · sustaining · ongoing · unending · timelessness
Rigid administrative system
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- oligarchyRule by few
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
patronage · incumbency · establishment · succession · legacy · tradition · careerism · cronyism
Copying or procreation
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- geneticRelating to heredity
propagation · lineage · offspring · procreation · cloning · mitosis · regeneration · instinct
Biological self-repair process
- renewalMaking current again
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
momentum · circular · recursive · amplification · entrenchment
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- durabilityResistance to wear
longevity · survival · preservation · maintenance · continuation · sustaining · ongoing · unending · timelessness · immortality
bureaucracy
Rigid administrative system
nepotism · patronage · incumbency · establishment · succession · legacy · tradition · careerism · cronyism · entrenchment
reproduction
Copying or procreation
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
genetic · propagation · lineage · offspring · procreation · cloning · mitosis · regeneration · instinct · adaptation
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- renewalMaking current again
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
iteration · momentum · circular · recursive · amplification · entrenchment
self-perpetuationextinction
Complete vanishing of a species
self-destruction · self-annihilation · termination · cessation · dissolution
self-perpetuationself-destruction
Deliberately causing one's downfall
self-annihilation · suicide · self-immolation · self-sabotage · planned obsolescence
self-perpetuationsunset clause
Automatic termination provision in law
planned obsolescence · institutional reform · disbandment · voluntary termination
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