comitology

  1. Noun.  (often stated, but not entirely seriously, as an explanation for sense 2) the art or science of resolving matters by means of committees.
  2. Noun.  (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.

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