Parkinson's law
noun
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Sense 1 noun
C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion
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- observation instance hypernym
Sense 2 noun
C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done
Types & categories
- observation instance hypernym
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| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | observation |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | observation |