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groupthink

[ groop-thingk ]

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noun

the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
the lack of individual creativity, or of a sense of personal responsibility, that is sometimes characteristic of group interaction.

groupthink

/ ˈɡruːpˌθɪŋk /

a tendency within organizations or society to promote or establish the view of the predominant group

1950–55; group + think ¹, on the model of doublethink

The shock will soon congeal into fear-fueled groupthink and gridlock.

They create ossified institutions, paralyzed by groupthink and incapable of self-reflection.

But history tells us that, more often than not, this sort of media-reinforced groupthink proves wrong.

Maybe groupthink can work when you're in power, at least for a time.

In this sense and others, Greenberg's is a call for a return to the groupthink and hawkish conformity of the Bush era.

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