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DIGRESSIVE MEMBER [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Group Dynamics
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
OBS

to digress: to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing ...

OBS

digressive: tending to digress; departing from the main subject.

OBS

"Digressive member": by analogy with "silent member", "talkative member", "quiet member", etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dynamique des groupes
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
CONT

Le déviant. Il s'agit du participant qui, peu ou prou enfermé dans un système, insiste opiniâtrement pour entraîner le groupe sur un problème plus ou moins hors-sujet.

Spanish

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