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Parkinson's Law

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Parkinson's Law
n.
Any of several satirical observations propounded as economic laws, especially "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion."
[After Cyril Northcote Parkinson (1909-1993), British historian.]
Parkinson's law
n
(Economics) the notion, expressed facetiously as a law of economics, that work expands to fill the time available for its completion
[named after C. N. Parkinson (1909-93), British historian and writer, who formulated it]
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Noun1.Parkinson's law - C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion
2.Parkinson's law - C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done
Translations
Parkinson's law [ˈpɑːkɪnsənzˌlɔː] N → ley f de Parkinson
Parkinson's Law [ˈpɑˌkɪnsənzˌlɔː] n → legge f di Parkinson (secondo la quale il tempo necessario a fare qualcosa tende ad allungarsi per riempire il tempo a disposizione)
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