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Origin: Greek suffix -ology

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Noun
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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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Origin

The word comitology comes from combining the words "committee" and "-ology." It was coined by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in humorous essays for The Economist.

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dogy fogy bogy logy pogy ology loogy elogy boogy alogy agogy dilogy oölogy oology eulogy perogy urology geology analogy trilogy
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