"a camel is a horse designed by a committee" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Anglais]

IPA: \ə ˈkæ.məl ɪz ə hɔː(r)s dɪ.zaɪnd baɪ ə kəˈmɪt.i\ Forms: a camel is a horse designed by committee, a camel is a horse made by a committee, a camel is a horse made by committee
  1. Expression critique des comités — ou par analogie, des décisions de groupe — en soulignant l’inefficacité de la conciliation d’opinions contraires. Les caractéristiques distinctives d’un chameau, comme ses bosses et mauvais tempérament, sont considérées comme les défauts de conception. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-a_camel_is_a_horse_designed_by_a_committee-en-phrase-2MdxSAAR Categories (other): Ironies en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: one-man committee
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