ad hock·ery
| \ ˈad-ˈhäk-ə-rē
, -ˈhōk-; ˈäd-ˈhōk- \
, -ˈhōk-; ˈäd-ˈhōk- \
variants:
or ad hocery
Definition of ad hockery
: ad hocism
Panetta has been most anxious to get away from the ad hockery that had characterized so much White House business.— Elizabeth Drew, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 1994
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“Ad hockery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20hockery. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.
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