government stroke
(Australia, slang) The deliberately slow pace of work supposed to be typical of government workers.
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(Australia, slang) The deliberately slow pace of work supposed to be typical of government workers.
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(Australia, slang, obsolete, or, historical) The amount work that a convict was required to complete each day.
: Why not just leave things as they are and say, "We are going to run this government organisation efficiently; we are going to make sure that the government stroke has disappeared, that the managers are on the ball and that the customer…
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