English

Alternative forms

• group-think

Noun

groupthink ‎(uncountable)

1. 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

• herdthink

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