"career-limiting move" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: career-limiting moves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} career-limiting move (plural career-limiting moves)
  1. (euphemistic, humorous) An act that is likely to result in the actor's demotion or loss of employment. Tags: euphemistic, humorous Synonyms: career limiting move
    Sense id: en-career-limiting_move-en-noun-dsDd6giG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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          "text": "1991 Oct 08: dan herrick, Re: IV&V as a tool for dealing with \"mistakes\" and uncertainty, sci.space, http://groups.google.com/group/sci.space/msg/87a7ffb1d5a872df?dmode=source&hl=en\nHowever, such a career limiting move is only worth while if it can be reasonably expected to succeed in changing the wrong-headed policy."
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