peter principle

pe·ter prin·ci·ple

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pee-ter prin-suh-puh l]
- /ˈpi tər ˈprɪn sə pəl/
- /ˈpiː.tə ˈprɪnsəpl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee-ter prin-suh-puh l]
- /ˈpi tər ˈprɪn sə pəl/

Definitions of peter principle words

noun peter principle any of several satirical “laws” concerning organizational structure, especially one that holds that people tend to be promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. 1
noun peter principle the facetious proposition that each employee in an organization tends to be promoted until reaching his or her level of incompetence 0

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peter principle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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