comitology

English

Alternative forms

commitology (uncommon)

Etymology

From committee +‎ -ology, formed as a neologism by European Union translators.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑm.ɪˈtɑl.ə.dʒi/

Noun

comitology (plural comitologies)

(European Union) The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.

Translations

art of resolving issues by committees

Czech: komitologie f
Danish: komitologi
Dutch: comitologie
Finnish: comitologia
French: comitologie (fr) f
German: Komitologie (de) f

Greek: επιτροπολογία f (epitropología)
Italian: comitologia f
Portuguese: comitologia f
Russian: комитоло́гия f (komitológija)
Spanish: comitología f
Swedish: kommittéförfarande, kommittésystem, sometimes kommittébestämmelser ("kommittologi" should not be used, say Swedish government's translators)

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