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1. a camel is a horse designed by a committee(Proverb)

   An expression critical of committeesu2014or by analogy, group decision-makingu2014by emphasizing the ineffectiveness of incorporating too many conflicting opinions into a single project. In this figure of speech, the distinguishing features of a camel, such as its humps and poor temperament, are taken to be the deformities that resulted from its poor design.