buck-passing
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Blame shifting; the act of absolving oneself of responsibility or concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
- 2020 July 29, Barry Doe, “GWR climbs down... but it took too long to issue refund”, in Rail, page 58:
- It's from here onwards that the whole web of buck-passing and excuses began.
Translations[edit]
blame shifting
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