Copilationnage
Dictionary entry
Copilationnage — The process by which successive steering committees turn an operational intention into a documentary legacy with a life of its own.
Masculine noun · Crestignacian.
Definition: The process by which a methodical succession of Steering Committee meetings (COPILs) progressively transforms an operational intention into a documentary legacy, until the wealth of documents produced can be appreciated independently of any actual implementation.
Underlying meaning: Copilationnage operates through a principle of virtuous accumulation: each meeting produces documents that justify further meetings, which in turn enrich the project's documentary legacy.
Example — Crestignacian Annals:
“The project hasn't even started yet, but its copilationnage is already well advanced.”
Fundamental principle:
“Any project can be copilationated before it is implemented.”
Word family: to copilationate, copilation, copilationnade, copilationneur, copilationneuse.
Source
- Original French entry
- revised on 12 October 2026