Copilationnade

Noun · Crestignacian.

Definition: A meeting or series of meetings that justify their own existence, where the mere fact of taking place constitutes an achievement in itself.

Underlying meaning: Beneath its methodical and indispensable appearance, a copilationnade is a series of self-justifying meetings that do not necessarily bring any decision closer: plenty of activity, no actual progress. Copilationneurs do not regard the activity as pointless.

Example — Crestignacian Annals:

“We had been copilationating for three hours when the president asked why.

‘To ensure the quality of our own copilationnades,’ came the reply.”

Fundamental principle — Crestignacian Annals:

“A copilationnade, like a duchifestation, is always successful, since its very purpose is to take place.”

From the Annals: A copilationnade is regarded as one of the noblest administrative emergencies in Crestignac. Only bargebouilles mistake it for an ordinary meeting.

Word family: to copilationate, copilation, copilationneur, copilationneuse.