ad hocism

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ad hoc·ism also ad-hoc·ism (

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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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No references found			The IMF is being buffeted as well by growing criticism that its "sound" crisis policies have had a low success rate and that the substance of what it dubs "sound" has evaporated in a fog of ad hocism. IMF: Case of a Dead Theory Walking by Felix, David / Foreign Policy in Focus			acuteness Acutifoliate Acutilobate Acutorsion ACV ACW acyanoblepsia acyclic acyclovir acyl acyl anhydride acyl anhydrides acyl group acyl halide acylation acylglycerol acyrology AD ad agency ad blitz ad campaign Ad captandum ad feminam ad hoc ad hoc movement ad hocism ad hominem ad infinitum ad interim ad lib ad libitum ad litem ad loc. ad nauseam ad referendum ad rem ad seg ad val ad valorem Ad valorem duty ad valorem tax ad verbum ad- ad-lib Ada ADA-SCID Adact Adactyl adactylia adactylism adactylous			Ad hoc hypothesis Ad hoc hypothesis ad hoc inquiry Ad Hoc Joint Action Group Ad Hoc Microcell/Microsystems Guidelines ad hoc mobile network Ad hoc mode ad hoc movement Ad hoc network Ad Hoc Network Management Protocol Ad Hoc on Self Organization Group Ad Hoc PCS Air Interface Joint Group Ad hoc query Ad hoc query Ad hoc query Ad hoc query Ad hoc query Ad hoc query Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel ad hoc report Ad Hoc Study Group Ad Hoc Task Group Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee Ad Hoc Utilities Group Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Network Ad Hoc Working Group Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action Ad Hoc Working Group on Production Ad Hoc Working Party ad hocism Ad Hock Ad Hock Ad Hock Ad Hock Ad Hock Ad hocracy Ad hom Ad hom Ad homeniem Ad homeniem Ad homimem Ad homimem ad hominem ad hominem Ad hominem argument Ad hominem argument Ad hominem circumstantial Ad hominem circumstantial ad hominem confugere Ad hominem fallacy Ad hominem fallacy Ad hominem tu quoque Ad hominem tu quoque Ad hominems Ad hominems Ad hominen Ad hominen Ad hominim Ad hominim Ad hominim argument

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