comitology

• commitology (uncommon)

From committee +‎ -ology, introduced by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in humorous essays published in The Economist.

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

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comitology (countable and uncountable, plural comitologies)

1. (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.
2. (humorous) The study of how committees could work, expand, and ramify.