groupthink

English

Alternative forms

group-think

Etymology

From group +‎ think.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹuːpθɪŋk/

Noun

groupthink (uncountable)

A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
- 2005, Jacob Weisberg, Slate Magazine, Tuesday, July 12, 2005:
  This gang-bang speaks more to journalistic groupthink than to any real moral or legal reasoning.
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 395:
  A militant group-think seized hold of the ministry.

Synonyms

Translations

tendency of a group to conform to the majority view

Catalan: pensament de grup m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 群体思维
Finnish: laumasieluisuus
French: pensée de groupe f
Galician: pensamento de grupo m
German: Gruppendenken n

Italian: pensiero di gruppo m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gruppetenking m or f, gruppetenkning m or f

Nynorsk: gruppetenking f
Portuguese: pensamento de grupo m
Spanish: pensamiento de grupo m
Swedish: grupptänkande n, grupptänk n

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.