"two-pizza rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: the two-pizza rule [canonical]
Etymology: Coined by Jeff Bezos. Head templates: {{en-noun|?|def=1}} the two-pizza rule
  1. A business adage that states that a team or meeting should be small enough to sufficiently feed with two pizzas. Wikipedia link: Jeff Bezos
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