[ad hok-uh-ree] 
| reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans. |
| ad hoc·ism also ad-hoc·ism (ād hŏk'ĭz-əm, hō'kĭz-) n. The tendency to establish temporary, chiefly improvisational policies and procedures to deal with specific problems and tasks: "In the absence of specific policies carefully tended by specialists, ad hocism took root" (U.S. News & World Report). |
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