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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The theory that employees within an organization will advance to their highest level of competence and then be promoted to and remain at a level at which they are incompetent.
Etymologies
- After Laurence Johnston Peter (1919-1990). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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“On a final note, as a newcorner, I have a few slightly off-topic questions:”
“The newcorner was slim, and Rogers felt that he might break him between his hands if he could only get a proper grip; but the drunken drover -- for it was he -- was as sinuous as an eel, and a moment later Joe was on the broad of his back with the 'darbies' on his wrists and a trooper kneeling on his chest, while the drover, transformed into Detective Downy, stood over them, mopping his face with his big false beard.”
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